diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b413079..6ec23cb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     name=__pkg_name__,
     license="MIT",
     description='xpore is a python package for Nanopore data analysis.',
-    version='v0.5.4',
+    version='v0.5.5',
     long_description=README,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     url='https://github.com/GoekeLab/xpore',