diff --git a/sovrin/metadata.json b/sovrin/metadata.json
index 24aaf96f..21cb14af 100644
--- a/sovrin/metadata.json
+++ b/sovrin/metadata.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.1.217-dev1672998537",
+  "version": "1.2.0-rc1",
   "author": "Sovrin Foundation",
   "license": "Apache 2.0"
 }
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