diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5026b0ad5..c75527631 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="starfish",
-    version="0.0.27",
+    version="0.0.28",
     description="Pipelines and pipeline components for the analysis of image-based transcriptomics data",
     author="Deep Ganguli",
     author_email="dganguli@chanzuckerberg.com",