diff --git a/nlpurify/__init__.py b/nlpurify/__init__.py
index 18949e3..56c89e6 100644
--- a/nlpurify/__init__.py
+++ b/nlpurify/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # ? package follows https://peps.python.org/pep-0440/
 # ? https://python-semver.readthedocs.io/en/latest/advanced/convert-pypi-to-semver.html
-__version__ = "0.0.1.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.0.1.dev1"
 
 # init-time options registrations
 from nlpurify.normalize import normalizeText