diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2198b64..0fffddf 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dnl  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 dnl  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 dnl  General Public License for more details.
 
-AC_INIT([falco], [0.2], [desenabr@usc.edu],
+AC_INIT([falco], [0.2.1], [desenabr@usc.edu],
         [falco], [https://github.com/smithlabcode/falco])
 dnl the config.h is not currently #included in the source, and only
 dnl used to keep command lines short.
diff --git a/src/falco.cpp b/src/falco.cpp
index 9e3ec4a..d23269d 100644
--- a/src/falco.cpp
+++ b/src/falco.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ write_results(const FalcoConfig &falco_config,
 int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
 
   try {
-    static const string FALCO_VERSION = "falco v0.2";
+    static const string FALCO_VERSION = "falco v0.2.1";
     bool help = false;
     bool version = false;