diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 9416e2059..c86bb2a7d 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 author = 'Johann Brehmer, Felix Kling, and Kyle Cranmer'
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = '0.2.0'
+version = '0.2.1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.2.0'
+release = '0.2.1'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/madminer/__version__.py b/madminer/__version__.py
index d3ec452c3..3ced3581b 100644
--- a/madminer/__version__.py
+++ b/madminer/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.0"
+__version__ = "0.2.1"
diff --git a/madminer/utils/interfaces/lhe.py b/madminer/utils/interfaces/lhe.py
index 35a7dd037..f31cbd49e 100644
--- a/madminer/utils/interfaces/lhe.py
+++ b/madminer/utils/interfaces/lhe.py
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ def _smear_variable(true_value, resolutions, id):
 
         return true_value + np.random.normal(0.0, res, 1)
 
-    except TypeError, KeyError:
+    except (TypeError, KeyError):
         return true_value
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c71899d7b..a23d9df0d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 EMAIL = 'johann.brehmer@nyu.edu'
 AUTHOR = 'Johann Brehmer, Felix Kling, Kyle Cranmer'
 REQUIRES_PYTHON = '>=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, <4'
-VERSION = '0.2.0'
+VERSION = '0.2.1'
 
 # What packages are required for this module to be executed?
 REQUIRED = [