--- a/bindings/python/setup_cython.py
+++ b/bindings/python/setup_cython.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from distutils.command.build import buil
 from Cython.Distutils import build_ext
 
 SYSTEM = sys.platform
-VERSION = '4.0.0'
+VERSION = '4.0.2'
 
 # adapted from commit e504b81 of Nguyen Tan Cong
 # Reference: https://docs.python.org/2/library/platform.html#cross-platform