diff --git a/reqif/__init__.py b/reqif/__init__.py
index 24a2038..8c52ea9 100644
--- a/reqif/__init__.py
+++ b/reqif/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import os.path
 
-__version__ = "0.0.50"
+__version__ = "0.0.51"
 
 # Follow the standard library convention for logging in libraries: attach a
 # NullHandler to the package root logger so that reqif emits no output unless