diff --git a/iva/common.py b/iva/common.py
index b7d7418..648425a 100644
--- a/iva/common.py
+++ b/iva/common.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import subprocess
-version = '1.0.6'
+version = '1.0.7'
 
 class abspathAction(argparse.Action):
     def __call__(self, parser, namespace, value, option_string):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index facf909..6c7a384 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='iva',
-    version='1.0.6',
+    version='1.0.7',
     description='Iterative Virus Assembler',
     packages = find_packages(),
     package_data={'iva': ['gage/*', 'ratt/*', 'read_trim/*', 'test_run_data/*']},