diff --git a/bin/abricate b/bin/abricate
index 7ec1cc7..2cb0e9d 100755
--- a/bin/abricate
+++ b/bin/abricate
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use Cwd qw(abs_path);
 #..............................................................................
 # Globals needed before --help etc
 
-my $VERSION = "0.8.6";
+my $VERSION = "0.8.7";
 my $EXE = just_filename( $FindBin::RealScript );
 my $AUTHOR = 'Torsten Seemann';
 my $TWITTER = '@torstenseemann';