diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index af9efc7..67ee606 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def package_files(directory):
 
 setup(
     name="Pharokka",
-    version="1.7.1",
+    version="1.7.2",
     author="George Bouras",
     author_email="george.bouras@adelaide.edu.au",
     description="Fast phage annotation tool",