diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2949e77..5e8c28f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ project(cxxopts)
 
 enable_testing()
 
-set(VERSION "1.2.0")
+set(VERSION "2.1.2")
 
 option(CXXOPTS_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Set to ON to build examples" ON)
 option(CXXOPTS_BUILD_TESTS "Set to ON to build tests" OFF)
diff --git a/include/cxxopts.hpp b/include/cxxopts.hpp
index 70c0720..e87416f 100644
--- a/include/cxxopts.hpp
+++ b/include/cxxopts.hpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace cxxopts
 {
   static constexpr struct {
     uint8_t major, minor, patch;
-  } version = {2, 1, 0};
+  } version = {2, 1, 2};
 }
 
 //when we ask cxxopts to use Unicode, help strings are processed using ICU,