diff --git a/pyrepseq/version.py b/pyrepseq/version.py
index 348b158..563db50 100644
--- a/pyrepseq/version.py
+++ b/pyrepseq/version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Format expected by setup.py and doc/source/conf.py: string of form "X.Y.Z"
 _version_major = 1
 _version_minor = 4
-_version_micro = 2 # use '' for first of series, number for 1 and above
+_version_micro = 3 # use '' for first of series, number for 1 and above
 # _version_extra = 'dev'
 _version_extra = ""  # Uncomment this for full releases