diff --git a/tissueloc/__init__.py b/tissueloc/__init__.py
index 069cd8a..3f1ab36 100644
--- a/tissueloc/__init__.py
+++ b/tissueloc/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 __all__ = ["PKG_DIR", "__version__"]
 
 PKG_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-__version__ = '1.4.0'
+__version__ = '1.5.0'
 
 from .load_slide import *
 from .locate_tissue import *