diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 9340f1d6..23a88c3d 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.5.41
+current_version = 0.5.42
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)
diff --git a/biocypher/_metadata.py b/biocypher/_metadata.py
index 3c0cd3a7..e4e99ff9 100644
--- a/biocypher/_metadata.py
+++ b/biocypher/_metadata.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 import toml
 
-_VERSION = "0.5.41"
+_VERSION = "0.5.42"
 
 
 def get_metadata():
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eda16910..df66acf1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "biocypher"
-version = "0.5.41"
+version = "0.5.42"
 description = "A unifying framework for biomedical research knowledge graphs"
 authors = [
     "Sebastian Lobentanzer <sebastian.lobentanzer@gmail.com>",