diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 618bf93..0453ddb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='TreeToReads',
-    version='0.0.3',
+    version='0.0.4',
     py_modules =['treetoreads',],
     license='No copyright',
     description = 'Tree to Reads - A python script to to read a tree, resolve polytomies, generate mutations and simulate NGS reads.',
diff --git a/treetoreads.py b/treetoreads.py
index 18c1317..c2c37b1 100755
--- a/treetoreads.py
+++ b/treetoreads.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import dendropy
 
 
-VERSION = "0.0.3"
+VERSION = "0.0.4"
 
 class TreeToReads(object):
     """A tree to reads object that holds the input tree and base genome,