diff --git a/q2_itsxpress/plugin_setup.py b/q2_itsxpress/plugin_setup.py
index 1b51500..55407ed 100644
--- a/q2_itsxpress/plugin_setup.py
+++ b/q2_itsxpress/plugin_setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 plugin = Plugin(
     name='itsxpress',
-    version='1.7.2',
+    version='1.7.4',
     package='q2_itsxpress',
     website='https://github.com/USDA-ARS-GBRU/q2_itsxpress             '
             'ITSxpress: https://github.com/USDA-ARS-GBRU/itsxpress',
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b1a1183..a3855d0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='q2_itsxpress',
-    version='1.7.2',
+    version='1.7.4',
     packages=['q2_itsxpress'],
     author='Adam R. Rivers, Kyle C. Weber',
     author_email='adam.rivers@ars.usda.gov, kweber1@ufl.edu',
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     python_requires=">3.5",
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
-        'itsxpress>=1.7.0',
+        'itsxpress>=1.7.2',
         'qiime2',
         'pandas',
     ],