diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 3839e37320..ecd4fd7c77 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def __getattr__(cls, name):
 # built documents.
 #
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.2.0'
+release = '1.2.1'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.2'
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 265609239f..3deeff7e02 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "girder",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.2.1",
   "description": "High-performance data management platform",
   "homepage": "https://girder.readthedocs.org",
   "bugs": {