diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/maps.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/maps.lua
index bb41f83..add7290 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/maps.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/maps.lua
@@ -214,12 +214,12 @@ map("n", "<localleader>w", function() require("mini.trailspace").trim() end,
     { noremap = true })
 
 -- PLUGIN: dial-increment
-map("n", "<C-a>", require("dial.map").inc_normal(), { noremap = true })
-map("n", "<C-x>", require("dial.map").dec_normal(), { noremap = true })
-map("v", "<C-a>", require("dial.map").inc_visual(), { noremap = true })
-map("v", "<C-x>", require("dial.map").dec_visual(), { noremap = true })
-map("v", "g<C-a>", require("dial.map").inc_gvisual(), { noremap = true })
-map("v", "g<C-x>", require("dial.map").dec_gvisual(), { noremap = true })
+map("n", "<C-a>", '<Plug>(dial-increment)')
+map("n", "<C-x>", '<Plug>(dial-decrement)')
+map("v", "<C-a>", '<Plug>(dial-increment)')
+map("v", "<C-x>", '<Plug>(dial-increment)')
+map("v", "g<C-a>", 'g<Plug>(dial-increment)')
+map("v", "g<C-x>", 'g<Plug>(dial-increment)')
 
 -- PLUGIN: zettelkasten.nvim
 map('n', '<cr>', [[:silent lua require 'zettelkasten'.link_follow()<cr>]])
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
index 31abaf4..baae4bc 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins.lua
@@ -25,6 +25,33 @@ return {
     {'kylechui/nvim-surround', version = '*', config = true, event = "VeryLazy"}, -- surround things with other things using ys/cs/ds
     {
         'monaqa/dial.nvim', -- extend the ^a / ^x possibilities to dates, hex, alphabets, markdown headers
+        config = function()
+            local augend = require("dial.augend")
+            require("dial.config").augends:register_group {
+                -- default augends used when no group name is specified
+                default = {
+                    augend.integer.alias.decimal, augend.integer.alias.hex,
+                    augend.date.alias["%Y/%m/%d"],
+                    augend.date.alias["%Y-%m-%d"], augend.date.alias["%m/%d"],
+                    augend.date.alias["%H:%M:%S"], augend.date.alias["%H:%M"],
+                    augend.constant.alias.de_weekday_full,
+                    augend.constant.alias.de_weekday,
+                    augend.constant.alias.bool, augend.semver.alias.semver,
+                    augend.constant.alias.Alpha, augend.constant.alias.alpha,
+                    augend.hexcolor.new { case = "lower" }, augend.constant.new {
+                        elements = { "and", "or" },
+                        word = true, -- if false, "sand" is incremented into "sor", "doctor" into "doctand", etc.
+                        cyclic = true -- "or" is incremented into "and".
+                    },
+                    augend.constant
+                        .new {
+                            elements = { "&&", "||" },
+                            word = false,
+                            cyclic = true
+                        }
+                }
+            }
+        end,
         event = "VeryLazy"
     }, {
         'tommcdo/vim-exchange', -- adds exchange operator with cx. common use: cxiw . on 2 words to switch