diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 13d71e1ca..689ad4dc7 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
 
     bump: {
       options: {
-        files: ['package.json'],
+        files: ['package.json', 'bower.json'],
         updateConfigs: ['pkg'],
         commit: true,
         commitMessage: 'Release v%VERSION%',
-        commitFiles: ['package.json', 'CHANGELOG.md', 'dist/'], // '-a' for all files
+        commitFiles: ['package.json', 'bower.json', 'CHANGELOG.md', 'dist/'], // '-a' for all files
         createTag: true,
         tagName: 'v%VERSION%',
         tagMessage: 'Version %VERSION%',
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index bd4e5eeac..0bac368d1 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "gridster",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/DecksterTeam/gridster.js",
-  "version": "0.6.3",
+  "version": "0.6.5",
   "dependencies": {
     "jquery": "~1.11.2"
   },
diff --git a/src/jquery.gridster.js b/src/jquery.gridster.js
index 3371ab53a..318016795 100755
--- a/src/jquery.gridster.js
+++ b/src/jquery.gridster.js
@@ -526,10 +526,11 @@
      *  representing the widget.
      * @param {Number} size_x The number of cols that will occupy the widget.
      * @param {Number} size_y The number of rows that will occupy the widget.
+     * @param {Number} col The column to resize the widget from.
      * @param {Function} [callback] Function executed when the widget is expanded.
      * @return {HTMLElement} Returns $widget.
      */
-    fn.expand_widget = function($widget, size_x, size_y, callback) {
+    fn.expand_widget = function($widget, size_x, size_y, col, callback) {
       var wgd = $widget.coords().grid;
       var max_size_x = Math.floor(($(window).width() - this.options.widget_margins[0] * 2) / this.min_widget_width);
       size_x =  size_x || Math.min(max_size_x, this.cols);
@@ -539,7 +540,7 @@
       $widget.attr('pre_expand_col', wgd.col);
       $widget.attr('pre_expand_sizex', wgd.size_x);
       $widget.attr('pre_expand_sizey', wgd.size_y);
-      var new_col = 1;
+      var new_col = col || 1;
 
       if (size_y > old_size_y) {
         this.add_faux_rows(Math.max(size_y - old_size_y, 0));