diff --git a/src/dicomweb_client/__init__.py b/src/dicomweb_client/__init__.py
index 4e45eaf..07ea8c7 100644
--- a/src/dicomweb_client/__init__.py
+++ b/src/dicomweb_client/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '0.59.0'
+__version__ = '0.59.1'
 
 from dicomweb_client.api import DICOMwebClient, DICOMfileClient
 from dicomweb_client.protocol import DICOMClient