diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b2f9993..c4214c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
 
+## 3.1.5 - Nov 08, 2023
+- ignore more errors when trying to set hooks (it seems `pyam` uses `setuptools_scm` which does `assert value is sys.stderr` in `setStream()` for whatever reason)
+
+
 ## 3.1.4 - May 31, 2023
 - support spaces at the start and end of titles and units (removed trim)
 
diff --git a/alive_progress/__init__.py b/alive_progress/__init__.py
index 92c6606..2d28b98 100644
--- a/alive_progress/__init__.py
+++ b/alive_progress/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from .core.configuration import config_handler
 from .core.progress import alive_bar, alive_it
 
-VERSION = (3, 1, 4)
+VERSION = (3, 1, 5)
 
 __author__ = 'Rogério Sampaio de Almeida'
 __email__ = 'rsalmei@gmail.com'
diff --git a/alive_progress/core/hook_manager.py b/alive_progress/core/hook_manager.py
index 8d5c932..9031bf6 100644
--- a/alive_progress/core/hook_manager.py
+++ b/alive_progress/core/hook_manager.py
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ def get_all_loggers():
         def set_hook(h):
             try:
                 return h.setStream(get_hook_for(h))
-            except AttributeError:
-                pass  # ignores errors and return None
+            except Exception:  # captures AttributeError, AssertionError, and anything else,
+                pass  # then returns None, effectively leaving that handler alone, unchanged.
 
         # account for reused handlers within loggers.
         handlers = set(h for logger in get_all_loggers()