diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index 511b650..214cf6a 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Globals {
     void print_usage() const; 
 
     // program data
-    const std::string VERSION = "1.2.0";
+    const std::string VERSION = "1.2.1";
     const std::string PROGRAM = "vcfdist";
 };