diff --git a/pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md b/pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md
index a2aeb52b069e3917bb34c1af40fc675b8086b17b..8ad1b6e1b1169b64a4c3450371c386753b6b74c3 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pybis/src/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## Changes with pybis-1.32.1
+
+- fixing the issue with incorrectly named reference to DataSetKind.PHYSICAL
+ 
 ## Changes with pybis-1.32.0
 
 - throw error when invalid token is assigned
diff --git a/pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py b/pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py
index b1ad2c1edf6ceb4ced5016633528bf43ca3ee5e6..1b966b2dce92b183b8e998fd4d5586fb53f75174 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py
+++ b/pybis/src/python/pybis/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "pybis"
 __author__ = "Swen Vermeul"
 __email__ = "swen@ethz.ch"
-__version__ = "1.32.0"
+__version__ = "1.32.1"
 
 from . import pybis
 from .pybis import DataSet
diff --git a/pybis/src/python/pybis/dataset.py b/pybis/src/python/pybis/dataset.py
index df057ce229c512691220044dfc904515a983a707..9bcb253bbd49f80d2c18ede731586757dbe3f3e6 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/pybis/dataset.py
+++ b/pybis/src/python/pybis/dataset.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class DataSet(
         **kwargs,
     ):
 
-        if kind == "PHYSICAL_DATA":
+        if kind == "PHYSICAL":
             if files is None and zipfile is None:
                 raise ValueError("please provide at least one file")
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class DataSet(
 
         if kind is not None:
             kind = kind.upper()
-            allowed_kinds = ["PHYSICAL_DATA", "CONTAINER", "LINK"]
+            allowed_kinds = ["PHYSICAL", "CONTAINER", "LINK"]
             if kind not in allowed_kinds:
                 raise ValueError(
                     "only these values are allowed for kind: {}".format(allowed_kinds)
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ class DataSet(
                     "A DataSet must be either connected to a Sample or an Experiment"
                 )
 
-            if self.kind == "PHYSICAL_DATA":
+            if self.kind == "PHYSICAL":
                 if self.files is None or len(self.files) == 0:
                     raise ValueError(
                         "Cannot register a dataset without a file. Please provide at least one file"
diff --git a/pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py b/pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py
index 6106a95ad9fd3b9c0e00b6313d00708419046196..b92790073027c83715d17715c1fb551efcec5c48 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py
+++ b/pybis/src/python/pybis/pybis.py
@@ -2611,9 +2611,9 @@ class Openbis:
 
         if kind:
             kind = kind.upper()
-            if kind not in ["PHYSICAL_DATA", "CONTAINER", "LINK"]:
+            if kind not in ["PHYSICAL", "CONTAINER", "LINK"]:
                 raise ValueError(
-                    "unknown dataSet kind: {}. It should be one of the following: PHYSICAL_DATA, CONTAINER or LINK".format(
+                    "unknown dataSet kind: {}. It should be one of the following: PHYSICAL, CONTAINER or LINK".format(
                         kind
                     )
                 )
@@ -4968,7 +4968,7 @@ class Openbis:
     def new_dataset(
         self,
         type=None,
-        kind="PHYSICAL_DATA",
+        kind="PHYSICAL",
         files=None,
         file=None,
         props=None,
diff --git a/pybis/src/python/setup.py b/pybis/src/python/setup.py
index 3ca7bdee3d5122725ea2f661013327aff9484ac7..7a4d25f48e6a98f22a8aad1bd868990a47de101c 100644
--- a/pybis/src/python/setup.py
+++ b/pybis/src/python/setup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
 
 setup(
     name="PyBIS",
-    version="1.32.0",
+    version="1.32.1",
     author="Swen Vermeul • ID SIS • ETH Zürich",
     author_email="swen@ethz.ch",
     description="openBIS connection and interaction, optimized for using with Jupyter",