diff --git a/internal/utils/version.go b/internal/utils/version.go
index 65674e3f..d8be634f 100644
--- a/internal/utils/version.go
+++ b/internal/utils/version.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// The SolarWinds Observability Go APM library version
-	version = "1.2.0"
+	version = "1.2.1-pre"
 
 	// The Go version
 	goVersion = strings.TrimPrefix(runtime.Version(), "go")