diff --git a/src/build/__init__.py b/src/build/__init__.py
index 4ff6b63a..04dbba7e 100644
--- a/src/build/__init__.py
+++ b/src/build/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from ._util import check_dependency
 
 
-__version__ = '1.2.0'
+__version__ = '1.2.1'
 
 __all__ = [
     '__version__',