diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 4871cf3..c6802eb 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: assignments
 Title: Molecular Formula Assignment For High Resolution ESI-MS Based Metabolomics Data
-Version: 1.0.1
+Version: 1.0.2
 Authors@R: person("Jasen", "Finch", email = "jsf9@aber.ac.uk", role = c("aut", "cre"))
 Description: A molecular formula assignment approach for electrospray ionisation high resolution mass spectrometry based metabolomics data.
 Depends: R (>= 3.5.0),
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index d5d5f83..c671e52 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# assignments 1.0.2
+
+* add a fix for an error caused by a breaking change in [`tidygraph`](https://tidygraph.data-imaginist.com/index.html) v1.3.0.
+
 # assignments 1.0.1
 
 * The default ppm threshold has been reduced to 4.
diff --git a/R/components.R b/R/components.R
index da5f247..a9f7749 100644
--- a/R/components.R
+++ b/R/components.R
@@ -45,8 +45,15 @@ clean <- function(graph,adduct_rules_table){
   }
   
   if (length(cleaned_graph) > 0){
-    cleaned_graph <- cleaned_graph %>% 
-      bind_graphs() 
+    bound_graphs <- tbl_graph()
+    for (graph in cleaned_graph) {
+      bound_graphs <- bind_graphs(
+        bound_graphs,
+        graph
+      )
+    }
+    
+    cleaned_graph <- bound_graphs
   }
   
   return(cleaned_graph)