diff --git a/mers_lib/Cargo.toml b/mers_lib/Cargo.toml
index 0dbe4f4..b58c567 100755
--- a/mers_lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mers_lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mers_lib"
-version = "0.7.0"
+version = "0.7.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 description = "library to use the mers language in other projects"