diff --git a/dimod/__init__.py b/dimod/__init__.py
index 66fae1b6f..73b66a34a 100644
--- a/dimod/__init__.py
+++ b/dimod/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #    limitations under the License.
 
 # version is used by serialization below so we need it before everything
-__version__ = '0.12.13'
+__version__ = '0.12.14'
 
 from dimod.constrained import *
 import dimod.constrained