diff --git a/src/diverse_seq/__init__.py b/src/diverse_seq/__init__.py
index d5045b1..efb5c96 100644
--- a/src/diverse_seq/__init__.py
+++ b/src/diverse_seq/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # found by h5py
 import hdf5plugin  # noqa
 
-__version__ = "2024.9.2a1"
+__version__ = "2024.11.8a1"