diff --git a/pycromanager/_version.py b/pycromanager/_version.py
index a3f9b565..005de408 100644
--- a/pycromanager/_version.py
+++ b/pycromanager/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version_info = (0, 29, 7)
+version_info = (0, 29, 8)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, version_info))
diff --git a/pycromanager/acquisition/acq_eng_py/main/acquisition_event.py b/pycromanager/acquisition/acq_eng_py/main/acquisition_event.py
index 58e12a67..47c25b4b 100644
--- a/pycromanager/acquisition/acq_eng_py/main/acquisition_event.py
+++ b/pycromanager/acquisition/acq_eng_py/main/acquisition_event.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def copy(self):
         e.stageDeviceNamesToAxisNames_ = self.stageDeviceNamesToAxisNames_.copy()
         e.xPosition_ = self.xPosition_
         e.yPosition_ = self.yPosition_
+        e.zPosition_ = self.zPosition_
         e.miniumumStartTime_ms_ = self.miniumumStartTime_ms_
         e.slmImage_ = self.slmImage_
         e.acquireImage_ = self.acquireImage_