diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9600efd..672e5f5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.0.38
+1.0.39
diff --git a/sky130/Makefile.in b/sky130/Makefile.in
index 949cf86..daa0808 100644
--- a/sky130/Makefile.in
+++ b/sky130/Makefile.in
@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@
 		-lef %l/latest/cells/*/*.magic.lef compile-only \
 		-spice %l/latest/cells/*/*.spice filter=custom/scripts/rename_cells.py \
 		-library primitive sky130_fd_pr |& tee -a ${SKY130A}_install.log
+	# Custom:  Add "short" resistor model to the r+c models file
+	cat ./custom/models/short.spice >> \
+		${STAGING_PATH}/${SKY130A}/libs.tech/ngspice/sky130_fd_pr__model__r+c.model.spice 
+
 	# Install SkyWater I/O pad library
 	# Purposely ignoring "-lef sky130_fd_io/latest/lef/*.lef" and making our own LEF views
 	${STAGE} -source ${SKYWATER_PATH} -target ${STAGING_PATH}/${SKY130A} \
diff --git a/sky130/custom/models/short.spice b/sky130/custom/models/short.spice
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc5faf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sky130/custom/models/short.spice
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+* Resistor model "short" defined with a fixed resistance of 0.01 ohms.
+.model short r r=0.01
diff --git a/sky130/magic/sky130.tech b/sky130/magic/sky130.tech
index e17b2c8..568cab3 100644
--- a/sky130/magic/sky130.tech
+++ b/sky130/magic/sky130.tech
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
   mvpdic  mvpdiode  locali
 
   lic locali metal1
-  obslic obsli obsm1
+  obslic obsli metal1
 
   via1   metal1 metal2
   via2   metal2 metal3
@@ -607,6 +607,10 @@
   compose  mvnfet  poly  mvndiff
   compose  mvpfet  poly  mvpdiff
   compose  mvvar   poly  mvnsd
+
+  paint	 obslic	 locali	 via1
+  paint	 obslic	 obsm1	 obsm1
+  paint	 obslic	 obsm1	 obsli
   
   paint  ndc     nwell  pdc
   paint  nfet    nwell  pfet
@@ -5486,6 +5490,7 @@
  obs obsmrdl met6
 #endif
 
+ # NOTE: obslic only used with li1, not obsli.
  obs obslic mcon
 
 end