diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1af7866..e84bd25 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='vica',
-    version='0.1.5',
+    version='0.1.6',
     packages=['vica'],
     license='License :: OSI Approved :: BSD License',
     description="find highly divergent DNA and RNA viruses in microbiomes",