diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dc513dc2144061996f5332f5ab323b2816714899..45b704780b607f0dd3f2bbb1911fd957ec3335a1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def read_requirements(fname):
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="dartwrf",
-    version="2023.3.31",
+    version="2024.1",
     author="Lukas Kugler",
     author_email="lukas.kugler@univie.ac.at",
     description="Observing system simulation experiments with WRF and DART",