diff --git a/rsem_perl_utils.pm b/rsem_perl_utils.pm
index f2306b8..01e87e0 100644
--- a/rsem_perl_utils.pm
+++ b/rsem_perl_utils.pm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ our @ISA = qw(Exporter);
 our @EXPORT = qw(runCommand);
 our @EXPORT_OK = qw(runCommand collectResults showVersionInfo);
 
-my $version = "RSEM v1.2.25";
+my $version = "RSEM v1.2.26";
 
 # command, {err_msg}
 sub runCommand {