diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4056de3..6c16b8a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     'url': 'https://www.github.com/briney/abstar',
     # 'download_url': 'www.github.com/briney/abstar/',
     'author_email': 'briney@scripps.edu',
-    'version': '0.2.7',
+    'version': '0.2.8',
     'install_requires': install_requires,
     'packages': ['abstar'],
     'scripts': ['bin/abstar',