diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a445a50..077fb28 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     * .describe []
     * .write_paths_to_file, .copy_files_to_dir(), .link_files_to_dir()
 
+### v0.1.18a
+* Patch file deserializer bug [x]
+
 ### v0.1.18
 * Add support for ProvStore API (#23) [x]
 * Add subparsers for CLI commands [x]
diff --git a/bioprov/__init__.py b/bioprov/__init__.py
index 03cd455..1dc35d6 100644
--- a/bioprov/__init__.py
+++ b/bioprov/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/bioprov b/bioprov/bioprov
index 796aca6..e8d3208 100644
--- a/bioprov/bioprov
+++ b/bioprov/bioprov
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ __author__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 """
 Executable that goes in $PATH. Code for the command-line is on the bioprov.py module.
diff --git a/bioprov/bioprov.py b/bioprov/bioprov.py
index 7c7eea0..24586e4 100644
--- a/bioprov/bioprov.py
+++ b/bioprov/bioprov.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 """
 BioProv command-line application. This module holds the main executable.
diff --git a/bioprov/data/__init__.py b/bioprov/data/__init__.py
index 2fff155..192eb54 100644
--- a/bioprov/data/__init__.py
+++ b/bioprov/data/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/programs/__init__.py b/bioprov/programs/__init__.py
index 0051107..80874c0 100644
--- a/bioprov/programs/__init__.py
+++ b/bioprov/programs/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 from .programs import prodigal, diamond, blastn, blastp, prokka, kaiju, kaiju2table
diff --git a/bioprov/programs/programs.py b/bioprov/programs/programs.py
index 34018ae..de7a212 100644
--- a/bioprov/programs/programs.py
+++ b/bioprov/programs/programs.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/src/__init__.py b/bioprov/src/__init__.py
index 5b82e1b..7e9f807 100644
--- a/bioprov/src/__init__.py
+++ b/bioprov/src/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/src/config.py b/bioprov/src/config.py
index 7666493..6074e91 100644
--- a/bioprov/src/config.py
+++ b/bioprov/src/config.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/src/files.py b/bioprov/src/files.py
index 8dde293..532215a 100644
--- a/bioprov/src/files.py
+++ b/bioprov/src/files.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
@@ -489,5 +489,5 @@ def deserialize_files_dict(files_dict):
                     try:
                         setattr(files_dict[tag], attr_, value_)
                     except AttributeError:
-                        breakpoint()
+                        pass
     return files_dict
diff --git a/bioprov/src/main.py b/bioprov/src/main.py
index c00d6d3..25b2c53 100644
--- a/bioprov/src/main.py
+++ b/bioprov/src/main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 """
 
diff --git a/bioprov/src/prov.py b/bioprov/src/prov.py
index aa30106..d0f6105 100644
--- a/bioprov/src/prov.py
+++ b/bioprov/src/prov.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 """
 Module containing base provenance attributes.
diff --git a/bioprov/src/workflow.py b/bioprov/src/workflow.py
index 7bdabf0..6331335 100644
--- a/bioprov/src/workflow.py
+++ b/bioprov/src/workflow.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 """
 Contains the Workflow class and related functions.
diff --git a/bioprov/tests/__init__.py b/bioprov/tests/__init__.py
index b4797eb..c57fe4a 100644
--- a/bioprov/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/bioprov/tests/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_imports.py b/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_imports.py
index 29a22be..e1bd6c4 100644
--- a/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_imports.py
+++ b/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_imports.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_integration.py b/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_integration.py
index e4bc3f3..c6edf86 100644
--- a/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_integration.py
+++ b/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_integration.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_programs.py b/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_programs.py
index ad04330..f733214 100644
--- a/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_programs.py
+++ b/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_programs.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_workflows.py b/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_workflows.py
index 5c55016..e0dfcd6 100644
--- a/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_workflows.py
+++ b/bioprov/tests/test_bioprov_workflows.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/tests/test_src_config.py b/bioprov/tests/test_src_config.py
index d06f8be..c187398 100644
--- a/bioprov/tests/test_src_config.py
+++ b/bioprov/tests/test_src_config.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/tests/test_src_file.py b/bioprov/tests/test_src_file.py
index 75c990a..0b32fdd 100644
--- a/bioprov/tests/test_src_file.py
+++ b/bioprov/tests/test_src_file.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/tests/test_src_main.py b/bioprov/tests/test_src_main.py
index d80917f..d789d8a 100644
--- a/bioprov/tests/test_src_main.py
+++ b/bioprov/tests/test_src_main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/tests/test_src_prov.py b/bioprov/tests/test_src_prov.py
index 5d94344..872b324 100644
--- a/bioprov/tests/test_src_prov.py
+++ b/bioprov/tests/test_src_prov.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/utils.py b/bioprov/utils.py
index 5eb3360..99aa68f 100644
--- a/bioprov/utils.py
+++ b/bioprov/utils.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 """
 Helper functions.
diff --git a/bioprov/workflows/__init__.py b/bioprov/workflows/__init__.py
index 5d8d232..0dbe70b 100644
--- a/bioprov/workflows/__init__.py
+++ b/bioprov/workflows/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 from .genome_annotation import genome_annotation
diff --git a/bioprov/workflows/blastn.py b/bioprov/workflows/blastn.py
index 8a6d459..b43e19c 100644
--- a/bioprov/workflows/blastn.py
+++ b/bioprov/workflows/blastn.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 """
 BLAST nucleotide alignment workflow
diff --git a/bioprov/workflows/genome_annotation.py b/bioprov/workflows/genome_annotation.py
index 5322bce..f84f21c 100644
--- a/bioprov/workflows/genome_annotation.py
+++ b/bioprov/workflows/genome_annotation.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 """
 Genome annotation workflow module.
diff --git a/bioprov/workflows/kaiju.py b/bioprov/workflows/kaiju.py
index 66259fa..0626021 100644
--- a/bioprov/workflows/kaiju.py
+++ b/bioprov/workflows/kaiju.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/bioprov/workflows/wf_parser.py b/bioprov/workflows/wf_parser.py
index 31ddd3f..bf02177 100644
--- a/bioprov/workflows/wf_parser.py
+++ b/bioprov/workflows/wf_parser.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 """
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 2c8046d..fcefef8 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 author = "Vini Salazar"
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "0.1.18"
+release = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cf007fe..06ac34a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 __license__ = "MIT"
 __maintainer__ = "Vini Salazar"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/vinisalazar/bioprov"
-__version__ = "0.1.18"
+__version__ = "0.1.18a"
 
 
 import setuptools
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="bioprov",
-    version="0.1.18",
+    version="0.1.18a",
     author="Vini Salazar",
     author_email="viniws@gmail.com",
     description="BioProv - Provenance capture for bioinformatics workflows",