diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 8ebf3a3..a7b8ff6 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.2.0
+current_version = 1.2.1
 files = setup.py src/nestpy/__init__.py
 commit = True
 tag = True
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4cc9717..507a519 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
 
 setup(
     name='nestpy',
-    version='1.2.0',
+    version='1.2.1',
     author='Christopher Tunnell',
     author_email='tunnell@rice.edu',
     description='Python bindings for the NEST noble element simulations',
diff --git a/src/nestpy/__init__.py b/src/nestpy/__init__.py
index a43390f..140db0d 100644
--- a/src/nestpy/__init__.py
+++ b/src/nestpy/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '1.2.0'
+__version__ = '1.2.1'
 __nest_version__ = '2.1.0beta'
 
 from .nestpy import *