diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 68f6c04..95f2748 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dnl  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 dnl  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 dnl  General Public License for more details.
 
-AC_INIT([falco], [1.2.0], [desenabr@usc.edu],
+AC_INIT([falco], [1.2.1], [desenabr@usc.edu],
         [falco], [https://github.com/smithlabcode/falco])
 dnl the config.h is not currently #included in the source, and only
 dnl used to keep command lines short.
diff --git a/src/FalcoConfig.cpp b/src/FalcoConfig.cpp
index 64addc1..1af8afc 100644
--- a/src/FalcoConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/FalcoConfig.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ using std::runtime_error;
 using std::istringstream;
 using std::cerr;
 
-const string FalcoConfig::FalcoVersion = "1.2.0";
+const string FalcoConfig::FalcoVersion = "1.2.1";
 
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