diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 319f2ccc..71dd4dba 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ install:
 - pip install -U -r test_requirements.txt
 - pip install --no-deps -e .
 script:
-- pytest --cov=gemd --cov-report term-missing --cov-report term:skip-covered --cov-config=tox.ini
-  --cov-fail-under=100 -s ./gemd
+- pytest --cov=gemd --cov-report term-missing:skip-covered --cov-config=tox.ini --no-cov-on-fail --cov-fail-under=100 gemd
 - flake8 gemd
 - cd docs; make html; cd ..;
 - touch ./docs/_build/html/.nojekyll
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 0501c5e6..9efeda99 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,9 +6,25 @@ Changes are gated on:
  * Passing unit tests
  * 100% unit test coverage
  * PEP8 style compliance, with some exceptions in the [tox file](tox.ini)
+ * Incrementing the package version number in [setup.py](setup.py)
 
 Check out the [.travis.yml](.travis.yml) file for the exact testing procedure.
 
+As it can be easy to forget to verify these prior to pushing, it's possible to use [git hooks](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks) to enforce compliance during normal workflows.
+Consider editing `.git/hooks/pre-commit` or `.git/hooks/pre-push` (or adding them and marking them as executable: `chmod +x <file>`). 
+For example, you could set your local `.git/hooks/pre-commit` to be
+```shell
+if [ "`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`" == "main" ];
+     then echo "On main branch";
+     exit 1;
+fi                                 &&
+scripts/validate-version-bump.sh   &&
+flake8 gemd                        &&
+pytest --quiet --cov=gemd --cov-report term-missing:skip-covered   \
+  --cov-config=tox.ini --no-cov-on-fail --cov-fail-under=100 -x .
+```
+to make sure you're not on the `main` branch, you've incremented the package version, you pass the linter and you have complete, passing tests.
+
 ## Coding Style
 This project follows [PEP8](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/), with the following exception:
 * Maximum line length is 99 characters
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0d3796ca..2f294e55 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 
 setup(name='gemd',
-      version='1.10.0',
+      version='1.10.1',
       url='http://github.com/CitrineInformatics/gemd-python',
       description="Python binding for Citrine's GEMD data model",
       author='Citrine Informatics',