D.C. officials have been promising credit card payment options in taxicabs for months. But by summer it might actually happen.

The D.C. Taxicab Commission today republished new rules that would mandate that taxicabs offer credit card payment options by the end of August. But unlike a past attempt that would have had all cabbies adopt the same type of smart meter, these rules would allow cabbies to pick from a variety of options.

The rules passed today would also increase the drop fare—what you pay just for getting in the cab—from $3 to $3.25, in part to help cabbies offset the costs of installing new meters with credit card payment options. It would also reinstate a $1 surcharge for additional passengers, which the commission had originally done away with last year.

Once the rules are published, they will be open to public comment for 30 days. The commission says it will vote on finalizing the rules in May. If all goes to plan—see above for disclaimer—the installation of new meters would begin in early June and be completed by the end of August.