diff --git a/readalongs/_version.py b/readalongs/_version.py
index a17ef292..a4438160 100644
--- a/readalongs/_version.py
+++ b/readalongs/_version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-VERSION = "1.1.0"
+VERSION = "1.2.0"
 
 READALONG_FILE_FORMAT_VERSION = "1.2"