diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 065f4d6b..6aea1794 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "xblock-free-text-response",
   "title": "FreeTextResponse XBlock",
   "description": "Enables instructors to create questions with free-text responses.",
-  "version": "0.1.6",
+  "version": "0.1.7",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/Stanford-Online/xblock-free-text-response",
   "author": {
     "name": "Azim Pradhan",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d3e86655..1bd74323 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def run_tests(self):
 
 setup(
     name="xblock-free-text-response",
-    version="0.1.6",
+    version="0.1.7",
     description="Enables instructors to create questions with free-text responses.",
     license='AGPL-3.0',
     packages=[