diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a2e1aa9d..baec65a9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.27
+0.1.28
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 75379ad4..a1a774d5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         'typing'
     ],
     extras_require={
-        'ixnetwork': ['snappi_ixnetwork>=0.1.5']
+        'ixnetwork': ['snappi_ixnetwork>=0.1.7']
     },
     tests_require=['pytest']
 )