diff --git a/hatch_cpp/__init__.py b/hatch_cpp/__init__.py
index f6880d2..d3dfbab 100644
--- a/hatch_cpp/__init__.py
+++ b/hatch_cpp/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.6"
+__version__ = "0.1.7"
 
 from .hooks import hatch_register_build_hook
 from .plugin import HatchCppBuildHook
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d03cfc4..cdbf5d7 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ authors = [{name = "the hatch-cpp authors", email = "t.paine154@gmail.com"}]
 description = "Hatch plugin for C++ builds"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.1.7"
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
 keywords = [
     "hatch",
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/python-project-templates/hatch-cpp"
 Homepage = "https://github.com/python-project-templates/hatch-cpp"
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.1.6"
+current_version = "0.1.7"
 commit = true
 tag = false