diff --git a/pystitcher/pystitcher.spec b/pystitcher/pystitcher.spec
index 8ba4c33d0e..d00aba1379 100644
--- a/pystitcher/pystitcher.spec
+++ b/pystitcher/pystitcher.spec
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 ##
 
 #   package versions
-%define       V_pystitcher_base  1.0.3
-%define       V_pystitcher_snap  20211230
+%define       V_pystitcher_base  1.0.4
+%define       V_pystitcher_snap  20220101
 
 #   package information
 Name:         pystitcher
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Class:        EVAL
 Group:        Postscript
 License:      MIT
 Version:      %{V_pystitcher_base}.%{V_pystitcher_snap}
-Release:      20211230
+Release:      20220101
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      http://download.openpkg.org/components/versioned/pystitcher/pystitcher-%{V_pystitcher_snap}.tar.xz