diff --git a/pykat/__init__.py b/pykat/__init__.py
index 0e4814785cad314ce297b08214c896eaedeef797..72d48a7aa0aff95dc0761e54e8d13a8fcf9df2b6 100644
--- a/pykat/__init__.py
+++ b/pykat/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = 0.3
+__version__ = "0.3.1"
 
 #__all__ = ['finesse', 'components', 'detectors', 'commands']
 import finesse