diff --git a/GPy/__version__.py b/GPy/__version__.py
index b46635ce..21f38f03 100644
--- a/GPy/__version__.py
+++ b/GPy/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.8.29"
+__version__ = "0.8.30"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7a276b2f..91c3a1a6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.29
+current_version = 0.8.30
 tag = True
 commit = True