diff --git a/.ci/bwcVersions b/.ci/bwcVersions
index 44501068a7900..59b860cc6324b 100644
--- a/.ci/bwcVersions
+++ b/.ci/bwcVersions
@@ -77,3 +77,4 @@ BWC_VERSION:
   - "1.0.0"
   - "1.0.1"
   - "1.1.0"
+  - "1.2.0"
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
index 0495bff3a8fb3..4c347e359f0b2 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public class Version implements Comparable<Version>, ToXContentFragment {
     public static final Version V_1_0_0 = new Version(1000099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_8_8_2);
     public static final Version V_1_0_1 = new Version(1000199, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_8_8_2);
     public static final Version V_1_1_0 = new Version(1010099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_8_9_0);
+    public static final Version V_1_2_0 = new Version(1020099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_8_9_0);
     public static final Version V_2_0_0 = new Version(2000099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_8_9_0);
     public static final Version CURRENT = V_2_0_0;