diff --git a/docker/metanovo/build.sh b/docker/metanovo/build.sh
index 3511f30..a3fd318 100755
--- a/docker/metanovo/build.sh
+++ b/docker/metanovo/build.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Change build context to the root of the directory
-version=v1.9.3
+version=v1.9.4
 
 name=metanovo
 
diff --git a/singularity/metanovo/create_image.sh b/singularity/metanovo/create_image.sh
index 73de3f2..38279cb 100755
--- a/singularity/metanovo/create_image.sh
+++ b/singularity/metanovo/create_image.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=v1.9.3
+version=v1.9.4
 export SINGULARITY_CACHEDIR=/cbio/users/ptgmat003/singularity # comment this out if unsure 
 export SINGULARITY_TMPDIR=/cbio/users/ptgmat003/singularity/tmp
 singularity build metanovo_${version}.img docker://thyscbio/metanovo:${version}