diff --git a/cellxgene_lamin/__init__.py b/cellxgene_lamin/__init__.py
index c2f91ea..c6aa19d 100644
--- a/cellxgene_lamin/__init__.py
+++ b/cellxgene_lamin/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    datasets
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.3.0"  # denote a pre-release for 0.1.0 with 0.1rc1
+__version__ = "0.3.1"  # denote a pre-release for 0.1.0 with 0.1rc1
 
 from .curate import Curate
 from .dev import datasets