diff --git a/pyhandle/__init__.py b/pyhandle/__init__.py
index fd00e61..1f89ad5 100644
--- a/pyhandle/__init__.py
+++ b/pyhandle/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "1.2.1"
+__version__ = "1.3.1"
 # The version as used in setup.py and docs/source/conf.py.
 
 # IMPORTANT