diff --git a/src/viam/version_metadata.py b/src/viam/version_metadata.py
index b4ed9cea6..ea4b3cb45 100644
--- a/src/viam/version_metadata.py
+++ b/src/viam/version_metadata.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.55.0"
+__version__ = "0.55.1"
 
 API_VERSION = "v0.1.475"
 SDK_VERSION = __version__