diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index 4a1dc255b..9483ec486 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.36.0"
+__version__ = "1.37.0"