diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index 4963e4383..ac4c64769 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.30.1"
+__version__ = "1.31.0"