diff --git a/pyfaidx/__init__.py b/pyfaidx/__init__.py
index 6943d01..b27af48 100644
--- a/pyfaidx/__init__.py
+++ b/pyfaidx/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 dna_bases = re.compile(r'([ACTGNactgnYRWSKMDVHBXyrwskmdvhbx]+)')
 
-__version__ = '0.4.7.2'
+__version__ = '0.4.8'
 
 
 class FastaIndexingError(Exception):