diff --git a/dist/Makefile b/dist/Makefile
index 3306b6da209a44948b1fc9d0040e2a99139fd414..685815c50ef4ecae02612c7c4bbfbe27a9178357 100644
--- a/dist/Makefile
+++ b/dist/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION=1.1.0
+VERSION=1.2.0
 
 rpm-prep:
 	mkdir -p ${HOME}/rpmbuild/SOURCES/
diff --git a/dist/paho-c.spec b/dist/paho-c.spec
index b7fc3c7f2fa0ae89bea904af04ab71d1881b862a..143ac28a675e8721f83144fe873bd34d84403ff8 100644
--- a/dist/paho-c.spec
+++ b/dist/paho-c.spec
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 Summary:            MQTT C Client
 Name:               paho-c
-Version:            1.1.0
-Release:            1%{?dist}
+Version:            1.2.0
+Release:            0%{?dist}
 License:            Eclipse Distribution License 1.0 and Eclipse Public License 1.0
 Group:              Development/Tools
 Source:             paho-c-%{version}.tar.gz