diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index c64333da5..ecac91a49 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.105.0"
+__version__ = "1.106.0"