diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c13b738f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[bumpversion]
+current_version = 11.7.4
+commit = True
+tag = False
+
+[bumpversion:file:setup.py]
+search = version='{current_version}'
+replace = version='{new_version}'
+
+[bumpversion:file:README.md]
+search = v{current_version}
+replace = v{new_version}
+
+[bumpversion:file:core/__init__.py]
+search = __version__ = '{current_version}'
+replace = __version__ = '{new_version}'
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c708d315..c0ea25fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 *.cfg
+!.bumpversion.cfg
 *.cfg.old
 *.pyc
 *.pyo