diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 72ec7292..021ff03b 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ val compilerOptions = Seq(
   "-Ywarn-numeric-widen"
 )
 
-val circeVersion = "0.12.0-RC4"
+val circeVersion = "0.12.1"
 val previousCirceJacksonVersion = "0.11.0"
 
 def priorTo2_13(scalaVersion: String): Boolean =