diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index b37b954d..fed18fae 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 author = 'Kyung Hoi (Joseph) Min'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.28.0'
+release = '0.28.1'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 8a304aa2..6864d283 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Welcome to kb-python's documentation!
 =====================================
 
-This page contains **DEVELOPER** documentation for ``kb-python`` version ``0.28.0``.
+This page contains **DEVELOPER** documentation for ``kb-python`` version ``0.28.1``.
 For user documentation and tutorials, please go to `kallisto | bustools <https://www.kallistobus.tools/>`_.
 
 Development Prerequisites
diff --git a/kb_python/__init__.py b/kb_python/__init__.py
index 1bf36757..84b55cbb 100644
--- a/kb_python/__init__.py
+++ b/kb_python/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.28.0'
+__version__ = '0.28.1'
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c1ffbd1a..46fa902a 100755
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.28.0
+current_version = 0.28.1
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d38eae2d..57ae4a80 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def read(path):
 
 setup(
     name='kb_python',
-    version='0.28.0',
+    version='0.28.1',
     url='https://github.com/pachterlab/kb_python',
     author='Kyung Hoi (Joseph) Min',
     author_email='phoenixter96@gmail.com',