diff --git a/hmmer-reader/CMakeLists.txt b/hmmer-reader/CMakeLists.txt
index 43c99c5..65e8549 100644
--- a/hmmer-reader/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/hmmer-reader/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20.2 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(
   hmmer_reader
-  VERSION 0.7.1
+  VERSION 0.7.2
   LANGUAGES C)
 set(PROJECT_DESCRIPTION "HMMER ASCII file reader.")
 
diff --git a/hmmer-reader/include/hmmer_reader/node.h b/hmmer-reader/include/hmmer_reader/node.h
index 6331acc..06a31a1 100644
--- a/hmmer-reader/include/hmmer_reader/node.h
+++ b/hmmer-reader/include/hmmer_reader/node.h
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#ifndef static_assert
+#define static_assert(expr, msg) _Static_assert(expr, msg)
+#endif
+
 enum
 {
     HMR_SYMBOLS_MAX = 32,