diff --git a/openwisp_utils/__init__.py b/openwisp_utils/__init__.py
index f9beedc8..a8285154 100644
--- a/openwisp_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/openwisp_utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = (1, 0, 3, 'final')
+VERSION = (1, 0, 4, 'final')
 __version__ = VERSION  # alias