diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9237737..bbfbfe0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "aareDB"
-version = "0.1.0a3"
+version = "0.1.0a4"
 description = "Backend for next gen sample management system"
 authors = [{name = "Guillaume Gotthard", email = "guillaume.gotthard@psi.ch"}]
 license = {text = "MIT"}