diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c808f5..950bd31 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # <img src="./images/logo.svg" alt="Vclust logo" /> Vclust
 
-![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.0.3-blue.svg)
+![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-1.0.4-blue.svg)
 [![GitHub downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/refresh-bio/vclust/total.svg?style=flag&label=GitHub%20downloads)](https://github.com/refresh-bio/vclust/releases)
 [![GitHub Actions CI](../../workflows/GitHub%20Actions%20CI/badge.svg)](../../actions/workflows/main.yml)
 [![License: GPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPLv3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0)
diff --git a/vclust.py b/vclust.py
index 3c46e6a..546081c 100755
--- a/vclust.py
+++ b/vclust.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import typing
 import uuid
 
-__version__ = '1.0.3'
+__version__ = '1.0.4'
 
 DEFAULT_THREAD_COUNT = min(multiprocessing.cpu_count(), 64)