diff --git a/merb-core/lib/merb-core/version.rb b/merb-core/lib/merb-core/version.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/merb-core/lib/merb-core/version.rb
+++ b/merb-core/lib/merb-core/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Merb
-  VERSION = '1.0' unless defined?(Merb::VERSION)
+  VERSION = '1.0.1' unless defined?(Merb::VERSION)
 end
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