diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 146a480..4b36af9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Even if the artifact is intended to be used alongside with `kscript` you can als
 
 To get started simply add it as a dependency via Jcenter:
 ```
-compile "de.mpicbg.scicomp:kscript:1.1"
+compile "de.mpicbg.scicomp:kscript:1.2"
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ff91090..ca2616a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ task javadocJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: javadoc) {
 //http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34377367/why-is-gradle-install-replacing-my-version-with-unspecified
 //group = 'de.mpicbg.scicomp'
 group = 'com.github.holgerbrandl'
-version = '1.1.5'
-//version = '1.2-SNAPSHOT'
+//version = '1.1.9'
+version = '1.2'
 
 
 artifacts {