diff --git a/gel/_version.py b/gel/_version.py
index fc31ce9a..bbb35e8c 100644
--- a/gel/_version.py
+++ b/gel/_version.py
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@
 # to the target branch, create a Git tag pointing to the commit.
 
 __version__ = '3.0.0b7'
+# Dummy comment to try to force a rebuild; remove on next version bump