diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index aaf4dca1..0da01cf8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.186
+1.2.187
diff --git a/ppanggolin/formats/readBinaries.py b/ppanggolin/formats/readBinaries.py
index dda50046..968c1f2c 100644
--- a/ppanggolin/formats/readBinaries.py
+++ b/ppanggolin/formats/readBinaries.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def __init__(self, start: int, stop: int, strand: str, gene_type: str, position:
         self.product = product
         self.genetic_code = genetic_code
 
-    def __eq__(self, other: Genedata):
+    def __eq__(self, other):
         return self.start == other.start \
             and self.stop == other.stop \
             and self.strand == other.strand \