diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index ad7ab1868..f8e341b28 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Version 1.0.3.1
+
+- Hotfix to support new GUI functionality
+
 # Version 1.0.3
 
 **New features**
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 30162cf37..c91f60e97 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.0.3'
+version = '1.0.3.1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.0.3'
+release = '1.0.3.1'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/netpyne/__init__.py b/netpyne/__init__.py
index 145044e0a..3d199d1f4 100644
--- a/netpyne/__init__.py
+++ b/netpyne/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 NetPyNE consists of a number of sub-packages and modules.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.0.3'
+__version__ = '1.0.3.1'
 import os, sys
 display = os.getenv('DISPLAY')
 nogui = (sys.argv.count('-nogui')>0)