diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..485f44a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index aed1a49..91677e2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 long_description = (HERE / "README.md").read_text()
 setuptools.setup(
     name="germanetpy",
-    version="0.1.0",
+    version="0.1.1",
     author="Neele Falk",
     author_email="neele.witte@uni-tuebingen.de",
     description="Python API for GermaNet",