diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4929cb..a044fd9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,25 +17,6 @@ The pyEGA3 download client is a python-based tool for viewing and downloading fi
 
 * Python 3.6 or newer. ([download instructions](https://www.python.org/downloads/))
 
-### Firewall ports
-
-pyEGA3 makes https calls to the EGA AAI (https://ega.ebi.ac.uk:8443) and the EGA Data API (https://ega.ebi.ac.uk:8052). Ports 8443 and 8052 must both be reachable from the location where pyEGA3 is executed to avoid timeouts.
-
-For Linux/Mac users, check if ports 8443 and 8052 are open by running the following commands:
-
-```bash
-openssl s_client -connect ega.ebi.ac.uk:8443
-openssl s_client -connect ega.ebi.ac.uk:8052
-```
-
-If the ports are open, the commands should print `CONNECTED` to the terminal.
-
-For Windows users, check if ports 8443 and 8052 are open by going to the following URLs:
-* https://ega.ebi.ac.uk:8443/ega-openid-connect-server/
-* https://ega.ebi.ac.uk:8052/elixir/central/stats/load
-
-If the ports are open, both of the sites should load with no timeouts.
-
 ## Installation and update
 
 ### Using Pip3
@@ -234,7 +215,7 @@ pyega3 -c 5 -cf </Path/To/CREDENTIALS_FILE> fetch EGAD<NUM> --output-dir </Path/
 ```bash
 usage: pyega3 fetch [-h] [--reference-name REFERENCE_NAME]
                     [--reference-md5 REFERENCE_MD5] [--start START]
-                    [--end END] [--format {BAM,CRAM}]
+                    [--end END] [--format {BAM,CRAM,VCF,BCF}]
                     [--max-retries MAX_RETRIES] [--retry-wait RETRY_WAIT]
                     [--output-dir OUTPUT_DIR] [--delete-temp-files]
                     identifier
@@ -260,7 +241,7 @@ optional arguments:
   --end END, -e END     The end position of the range on the reference,
                         0-based exclusive. If specified, reference-name or
                         reference-md5 must also be specified.
-  --format {BAM,CRAM}, -f {BAM,CRAM}
+  --format {BAM,CRAM,VCF,BCF}, -f {BAM,CRAM,VCF,BCF}
                         The format of data to request.
   --max-retries MAX_RETRIES, -M MAX_RETRIES
                         The maximum number of times to retry a failed
diff --git a/pyega3/VERSION b/pyega3/VERSION
index 7636e75..0062ac9 100644
--- a/pyega3/VERSION
+++ b/pyega3/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.0.5
+5.0.0
diff --git a/pyega3/config/default_server_file.json b/pyega3/config/default_server_file.json
index 5d614ec..2662596 100644
--- a/pyega3/config/default_server_file.json
+++ b/pyega3/config/default_server_file.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
     "url_auth": "https://ega.ebi.ac.uk:8443/ega-openid-connect-server/token",
-    "url_api": "https://ega.ebi.ac.uk:8052/elixir/data",
-    "url_api_ticket":"https://ega.ebi.ac.uk:8052/elixir/tickets/tickets",
-    "client_secret":"AMenuDLjVdVo4BSwi0QD54LL6NeVDEZRzEQUJ7hJOM3g4imDZBHHX0hNfKHPeQIGkskhtCmqAJtt_jm7EKq-rWw"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "url_api": "https://ega.ebi.ac.uk:8443/v2",
+    "url_api_ticket":"https://ega.ebi.ac.uk:8443/v2",
+    "client_secret":"AMenuDLjVdVo4BSwi0QD54LL6NeVDEZRzEQUJ7hJOM3g4imDZBHHX0hNfKHPeQIGkskhtCmqAJtt_jm7EKq-rWw",
+    "url_api_metadata": "https://ega.ebi.ac.uk:8443/v2/metadata",
+    "api_version": 2
+}
diff --git a/pyega3/libs/data_client.py b/pyega3/libs/data_client.py
index 2dd0732..13c0375 100644
--- a/pyega3/libs/data_client.py
+++ b/pyega3/libs/data_client.py
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ def get_stream(self, path, extra_headers=None):
             headers.update(extra_headers)
 
         url = f'{self.url}{path}'
-        with self.session.get(url, headers=headers, stream=True) as r:
+        request_timeout_in_sec = 1800  # 30 minutes
+        # TODO The default is 2min and it is too short for receiving 100MB data
+        # however is 30 min a good timeout?
+        with self.session.get(url, headers=headers, stream=True, timeout=request_timeout_in_sec) as r:
             self.print_debug_info(url, None, f"Response headers: {r.headers}")
             r.raise_for_status()
             yield r
diff --git a/pyega3/libs/data_file.py b/pyega3/libs/data_file.py
index 18dac35..eaae160 100644
--- a/pyega3/libs/data_file.py
+++ b/pyega3/libs/data_file.py
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ def download_file_slice(self, file_name, start_pos, length, options=None, pbar=N
             extra_headers = {
                 'Range': f'bytes={range_start}-{range_end}'
             }
+
             with self.data_client.get_stream(path, extra_headers) as r:
                 with open(file_name, 'ba') as file_out:
                     for chunk in r.iter_content(DOWNLOAD_FILE_MEMORY_BUFFER_SIZE):
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ def download_file_slice(self, file_name, start_pos, length, options=None, pbar=N
                             pbar.update(len(chunk))
 
             total_received = os.path.getsize(file_name)
+
             if total_received != length:
                 raise Exception(f"Slice error: received={total_received}, requested={length}, file='{file_name}'")
 
@@ -303,7 +305,7 @@ def download_file_retry(self, num_connections, output_dir, genomic_range_args, m
             if self.data_client.api_version == 1:
                 endpoint_type = "files"
             else:
-                endpoint_type = "reads" if self.name.endswith(".bam") or self.name.endswith(".cram") else "variants"
+                endpoint_type = "htsget/reads" if self.is_bam_or_cram_file(self.name) else "htsget/variants"
             with open(output_file, 'wb') as output:
                 htsget.get(
                     f"{self.data_client.htsget_url}/{endpoint_type}/{self.id}",
@@ -337,6 +339,9 @@ def download_file_retry(self, num_connections, output_dir, genomic_range_args, m
                 num_retries += 1
                 logging.info(f"retry attempt {num_retries}")
 
+    def is_bam_or_cram_file(self, name: str):
+        return re.search("\.bam", name, re.IGNORECASE) or re.search("\.cram", name, re.IGNORECASE)
+
     def delete_temporary_folder(self, temporary_directory):
         try:
             shutil.rmtree(temporary_directory)
diff --git a/pyega3/pyega3.py b/pyega3/pyega3.py
index 4b98661..de93c6e 100755
--- a/pyega3/pyega3.py
+++ b/pyega3/pyega3.py
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ def main():
             "The end position of the range on the reference, 0-based exclusive. If "
             "specified, reference-name or reference-md5 must also be specified."))
     parser_fetch.add_argument(
-        "--format", "-f", type=str, default=None, choices=["BAM", "CRAM"], help="The format of data to request.")
+        "--format", "-f", type=str, default=None, choices=["BAM", "CRAM", "VCF", "BCF"],
+        help="The format of data to request.")
 
     parser_fetch.add_argument(
         "--max-retries", "-M", type=int, default=5,
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 17af359..1d49665 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     name="pyega3",
     description="EGA python client",
     long_description=long_description,
-    long_description_content_type="text/plain",
+    long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     packages=find_packages(),
     version=VERSION,
     author="EGA team",