diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 09727105..65a3bfe7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     print("warning: pypandoc module not found, could not convert Markdown to RST")
     read_md = lambda f: open(f, 'r').read()
 
-VERSION = "1.2.3"
+VERSION = "1.2.4"
 
 class VerifyVersionCommand(install):
     description = 'verify that the git tag matches our version'