diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 537c0459..b6e95bfc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "encointer-collator"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.2.1"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/polkadot-parachains/Cargo.toml b/polkadot-parachains/Cargo.toml
index 03eda1a5..e685e7d3 100644
--- a/polkadot-parachains/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot-parachains/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "encointer-collator"
 # align major.minor revision with the runtimes. bump patch revision ad lib. make this the github release tag
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.2.1"
 authors = ["Encointer <info@encointer.org>"]
 build = "build.rs"
 edition = "2021"