diff --git a/installer/debian/deb_installer_ia64.sh b/installer/debian/deb_installer_ia64.sh
index e49c947df..8ef0170b6 100755
--- a/installer/debian/deb_installer_ia64.sh
+++ b/installer/debian/deb_installer_ia64.sh
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ mkdir -p $ROOT_DIR/doc/gams
 # we want to add the new LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 echo "Updating ld.so.conf.d"
 mkdir -p etc/ld.so.conf.d
-echo $ROOT_DIR/lib >> etc/ld.so.conf.d/gams.conf
+echo /$ROOT_DIR/lib >> etc/ld.so.conf.d/gams.conf
 
 # copy the GAMS source includes into the appropriate directory
 echo "Copying GAMS and EIGEN source trees for developers"
diff --git a/port/java/pom.xml b/port/java/pom.xml
index 7873a06e9..185b7fc70 100644
--- a/port/java/pom.xml
+++ b/port/java/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<groupId>ai.gams</groupId>
 	<artifactId>gams</artifactId>
-	<version>1.2.1</version>
+	<version>1.2.2</version>
 	<description>Provides standardized algorithm and platform interfaces for multi-agent robotic systems.</description>
 	<name>Group Autonomy for Mobile Systems</name>
 	<url>http://gams.ai</url>