diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5a3591e..b156848 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ checksum = "cdb031dd78e28731d87d56cc8ffef4a8f36ca26c38fe2de700543e627f8a464a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lidrs"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3"
 dependencies = [
  "approx",
  "num_enum",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4b76400..da8e349 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "lidrs"
 authors = ["Sam Morrell <s.a.f.morrell@exeter.ac.uk>"]
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3"
 edition = "2021"
 license-file = "LICENSE"
 description = " A rust crate for reading and representing light intensity distributions via photometric webs. "
diff --git a/src/err/mod.rs b/src/err/mod.rs
index 2952014..ab332a4 100644
--- a/src/err/mod.rs
+++ b/src/err/mod.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     OperationError(Box<crate::ops::err::Error>)
 }
 
+impl std::error::Error for Error {}
+
 impl From<std::io::Error> for Error {
     fn from(err: std::io::Error) -> Self {
         Error::IOError(err)