diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fd22e4..026f9d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## 0.2 (not yet released)
 
+#### 0.2.dev7 (2019-07-15)
+
+- fixes a bug with the `out_transform` parameter for `OLSRegressionStep`
+
 #### 0.2.dev6 (2019-04-04)
 
 - introduces classes for storing common settings: `shared.CoreTemplateSettings`, `shared.OutputColumnSettings`
@@ -39,6 +43,11 @@
 - adds support for `autorun` template property
 
 
+## 0.1.3 (2019-07-15)
+
+- patch to incorporate the `out_transform` bug fix for `OLSRegressionStep`, from 0.2.dev7
+
+
 ## 0.1.2 (2019-02-28)
 
 - patch to incorporate the small MNL bug fix from 0.2.dev1
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index 10451ec..4f888e6 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ UrbanSim Templates provides building blocks for Orca-based simulation models. It
 
 The library contains templates for common types of model steps, plus a tool called ModelManager that runs as an extension to the `Orca <https://udst.github.io/orca>`__ task orchestrator. ModelManager can register template-based model steps with the orchestrator, save them to disk, and automatically reload them for future sessions.
 
-v0.2.dev6, released April 4, 2019
+v0.2.dev7, released July 22, 2019
 
 
 Contents
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e9e99af..511b093 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='urbansim_templates',
-    version='0.2.dev6',
+    version='0.2.dev7',
     description='UrbanSim extension for managing model steps',
     author='UrbanSim Inc.',
     author_email='info@urbansim.com',
diff --git a/tests/test_regression.py b/tests/test_regression.py
index 1220395..cd6ea23 100644
--- a/tests/test_regression.py
+++ b/tests/test_regression.py
@@ -64,3 +64,24 @@ def test_simulation(orca_session):
     
     assert orca.get_table('obs').to_frame()['a_predicted'].equals(m.predicted_values)
 
+
+def test_out_transform(orca_session):
+    """
+    Test transformation of the predicted values.
+    
+    """
+    modelmanager.initialize()
+    
+    m = OLSRegressionStep()
+    m.tables = 'obs'
+    m.model_expression = 'a ~ b'
+    m.fit()
+    
+    m.out_column = 'a_predicted'
+    m.out_transform = 'np.exp'
+    m.run()
+    
+    predictions = m.predicted_values.apply(np.exp)
+    
+    assert orca.get_table('obs').to_frame()['a_predicted'].equals(predictions)
+
diff --git a/urbansim_templates/__init__.py b/urbansim_templates/__init__.py
index 8157a0e..baa94ae 100644
--- a/urbansim_templates/__init__.py
+++ b/urbansim_templates/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version = __version__ = '0.2.dev6'
+version = __version__ = '0.2.dev7'
diff --git a/urbansim_templates/models/regression.py b/urbansim_templates/models/regression.py
index 7683498..9d6b843 100644
--- a/urbansim_templates/models/regression.py
+++ b/urbansim_templates/models/regression.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
+import math
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 from datetime import datetime as dt
@@ -69,10 +70,12 @@ class OLSRegressionStep(TemplateStep):
         side variable from the model expression will be used. Replaces the `out_fname` 
         argument in UrbanSim.
     
-    out_transform : callable, optional
-        Transformation to apply to the predicted values, for example to reverse a 
-        transformation of the left-hand-side variable in the model expression. Replaces
-        the `ytransform` argument in UrbanSim.
+    out_transform : str, optional
+        Element-wise transformation to apply to the predicted values, for example to
+        reverse a transformation of the left-hand-side variable in the model expression.
+        This should be provided as a string containing a function name. Supports anything
+        from NumPy or Python's built-in math library, for example 'np.exp' or
+        'math.floor'. Replaces the `ytransform` argument in UrbanSim.
     
     out_filters : str or list of str, optional
         Filters to apply to the data before simulation. If not provided, no filters will
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ def fit(self):
         """
         self.model = RegressionModel(model_expression=self.model_expression,
                 fit_filters=self.filters, predict_filters=self.out_filters,
-                ytransform=self.out_transform, name=self.name)
+                ytransform=None, name=self.name)
 
         df = get_data(tables = self.tables,
                       filters = self.filters,
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ def run(self):
         self.predicted_values = values
         
         if self.out_transform is not None:
-            values = self.out_transform(values)
+            values = values.apply(eval(self.out_transform))
         
         colname = self._get_out_column()
         tabname = self._get_out_table()