diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f6b529e8c..629eb215f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = vulnerablecode
-version = 36.1.3
+version = 37.0.0
 license = Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-SA-4.0
 
 # description must be on ONE line https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/issues/1390
diff --git a/vulnerablecode/__init__.py b/vulnerablecode/__init__.py
index a67216173..66e48f76a 100644
--- a/vulnerablecode/__init__.py
+++ b/vulnerablecode/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import git
 
-__version__ = "36.1.3"
+__version__ = "37.0.0"
 
 
 PROJECT_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent