diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index b3f408df1c..6e63f10009 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.28.0"
+__version__ = "1.28.1"