diff --git a/src/ExpressiveAnnotations.MvcUnobtrusiveValidatorProvider/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/ExpressiveAnnotations.MvcUnobtrusiveValidatorProvider/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 899c05a..9b5508c 100644
--- a/src/ExpressiveAnnotations.MvcUnobtrusiveValidatorProvider/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/ExpressiveAnnotations.MvcUnobtrusiveValidatorProvider/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.2.3.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.2.3.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("2.2.4.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("2.2.4.0")]
diff --git a/src/ExpressiveAnnotations.MvcWebSample/Views/Home/Home.cshtml b/src/ExpressiveAnnotations.MvcWebSample/Views/Home/Home.cshtml
index 8073378..daee4a3 100644
--- a/src/ExpressiveAnnotations.MvcWebSample/Views/Home/Home.cshtml
+++ b/src/ExpressiveAnnotations.MvcWebSample/Views/Home/Home.cshtml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
             // expann.addMethod... // do something with ExpressiveAnnotations
             // ea... // do something with original ea variable            
 
+            // ea.settings.dependencyTriggers = 'change'; // disable some excessive activity if you wish, and e.g. trigger dependent fields validation only when field "change" event is fired
+
             @if ("pl" == lang)
             {
                 <text>
diff --git a/src/expressive.annotations.validate.js b/src/expressive.annotations.validate.js
index 10cefed..242f159 100644
--- a/src/expressive.annotations.validate.js
+++ b/src/expressive.annotations.validate.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* expressive.annotations.validate.js - v2.3.0
+/* expressive.annotations.validate.js - v2.4.0
  * Client-side component of ExpresiveAnnotations - annotation-based conditional validation library.
  * https://github.com/JaroslawWaliszko/ExpressiveAnnotations
  *
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ var
     backup = window.ea, // map over the ea in case of overwrite
 
     api = { // to be accesssed from outer scope
-        settings: {            
-            parseObject: undefined, // if you'd like to represent a fields data in any other form than a default json (not recommended), it is the place for any custom deserializer
-            parseDate: undefined // provide implementation to parse date in non-standard format
+        settings: {
+            dependencyTriggers: 'change paste keyup', // a string containing one or more DOM field event types (such as "change", "keyup" or custom event names)
+                                                      // for which fields directly dependent on referenced DOM field are validated
+            parseObject: undefined, // provide custom deserialization for objects when stored in non-json format
+            parseDate: undefined // provide custom parsing mechanism for dates when stored in non-standard format
                                  // e.g., suppose DOM field date is given in dd/mm/yyyy format:
                                  // parseDate = function(str) { // input string is given as a raw value extracted from DOM element
                                  //     var arr = str.split('/'); return new Date(arr[2], arr[1] - 1, arr[0]).getTime(); // return milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@ var
             if (referencedFields !== undefined && referencedFields !== null) {
                 i = referencedFields.length;
                 while (i--) {
-                    field = $(form).find(':input[name="' + referencedFields[i] + '"]');
+                    field = $(form).find(':input[data-val][name="' + referencedFields[i] + '"]');
                     if (field.length !== 0) {
                         field.valid();
                     }
@@ -393,9 +395,9 @@ var
             }
         },
         binded: false,
-        bindAction: function(form) {
+        bindFields: function(form) {
             if (!this.binded) {
-                $(form).find('input, select, textarea').bind('change paste keyup', function() {                    
+                $(form).find('input, select, textarea').bind(api.settings.dependencyTriggers, function() {
                     var field = $(this).attr('name');
                     validationHelper.validateReferences(field, form); // validate referenced fields only
                 });
@@ -420,7 +422,7 @@ var
                 options.messages[adapter] = options.message;
             }
             var rules = options.rules[adapter];
-            validationHelper.bindAction(options.form);
+            validationHelper.bindFields(options.form);
             validationHelper.collectReferences(typeHelper.object.keys(rules.fieldsMap), options.element.name, rules.prefix);
         });
     });
@@ -440,7 +442,7 @@ var
                 options.messages[adapter] = options.message;
             }
             var rules = options.rules[adapter];
-            validationHelper.bindAction(options.form);
+            validationHelper.bindFields(options.form);
             validationHelper.collectReferences(typeHelper.object.keys(rules.fieldsMap), options.element.name, rules.prefix);
         });
     });