diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index fcf0320..60e6925 100755
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-metaWRAP v=1.2 (In development)
+metaWRAP v=1.2 (April 2019)
 	General
 		config-metawrap sets database locations to $HOME by defualt during installation
 		numpy, openblas, and scipy versions updated for concoct 1.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5422fb4..e5fde91 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-**To update to the latest version, run `conda install metawrap-mg=1.1.8` (consider backing up your `bin/config-metawrap`file before you update)
+**To update to the latest version, run `conda install metawrap-mg=1.2` (consider backing up your `bin/config-metawrap`file before you update)
 
 # MetaWRAP - a flexible pipeline for genome-resolved metagenomic data analysis
 
diff --git a/bin/metawrap b/bin/metawrap
index 69dc2d8..b106df7 100755
--- a/bin/metawrap
+++ b/bin/metawrap
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Master metaWRAP script that calls on individual modules/pipelines 
 ##############################################################################################################################################################
 
-VERSION="1.1.8"
+VERSION="1.2"
 
 help_message () {
         echo""
diff --git a/conda_pkg/meta.yaml b/conda_pkg/meta.yaml
index adbb35b..cbdde49 100644
--- a/conda_pkg/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda_pkg/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: metawrap-mg
-  version: "1.1.8"
+  version: "1.2"
 
 source:
   git_url: https://github.com/bxlab/metaWRAP.git