diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 96bcfbe85..3e6c01022 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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 cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.12 )
-project( oops VERSION 1.1.0 LANGUAGES CXX Fortran )
+project( oops VERSION 1.2.0 LANGUAGES CXX Fortran )
 
 ## Ecbuild integration
 find_package( ecbuild 3.3.2 REQUIRED )