diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2840f54..9d805a1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-VERSION_NUMBER = "1.2.7"
+VERSION_NUMBER = "1.2.8"
 
 GIT_BRANCH = subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"])
 GIT_BRANCH = GIT_BRANCH.decode()  # convert to standard string