diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3e2f0bc..5c65986 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from glob import glob
 
 # Be sure to keep this updated!
 # VERSIONNUMBER
-VERSION_NUM = '1.7.3'
+VERSION_NUM = '1.7.4'
 # REVISION_NUM is automatically updated
 REVISION_NUM = 'unknown'
 CURSES_REVNO = 'uimod'