diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 549b7c63..1d324e9b 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.2.1
+current_version = 1.2.2
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/neuron_morphology/VERSION.txt b/neuron_morphology/VERSION.txt
index b98c3156..6ac22da6 100644
--- a/neuron_morphology/VERSION.txt
+++ b/neuron_morphology/VERSION.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-1.2.1
+1.2.2