diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 70b1bd9..91b43e9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@designestate/dees-comms",
-  "version": "1.0.22",
+  "version": "1.0.23",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@designestate/dees-comms",
-      "version": "1.0.22",
+      "version": "1.0.23",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@apiglobal/typedrequest": "^2.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad52a16..5cb8d40 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@designestate/dees-comms",
-  "version": "1.0.22",
+  "version": "1.0.23",
   "private": false,
   "description": "a comms module for communicating within the DOM",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",