diff --git a/build-cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/build-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 2fd417b..452265c 100644
--- a/build-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build-cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SET(PACKAGE protobuf-c)
 SET(PACKAGE_NAME protobuf-c)
-SET(PACKAGE_VERSION 1.2.0)
+SET(PACKAGE_VERSION 1.2.1)
 
 
 CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.8 FATAL_ERROR)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 061f3cc..433fe9f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.64)
 
 AC_INIT([protobuf-c],
-        [1.2.0],
+        [1.2.1],
         [https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/issues],
         [protobuf-c],
         [https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c])
diff --git a/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h b/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h
index 74957ca..55cce8d 100644
--- a/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h
+++ b/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2014, Dave Benson and the protobuf-c authors.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008-2016, Dave Benson and the protobuf-c authors.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -781,13 +781,13 @@ protobuf_c_version_number(void);
  * The version of the protobuf-c headers, represented as a string using the same
  * format as protobuf_c_version().
  */
-#define PROTOBUF_C_VERSION		"1.2.0"
+#define PROTOBUF_C_VERSION		"1.2.1"
 
 /**
  * The version of the protobuf-c headers, represented as an integer using the
  * same format as protobuf_c_version_number().
  */
-#define PROTOBUF_C_VERSION_NUMBER	1002000
+#define PROTOBUF_C_VERSION_NUMBER	1002001
 
 /**
  * The minimum protoc-c version which works with the current version of the