diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index ea2cbc7..6b73762 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ lazy val owlapiVersion = "4.5.22"
 
 lazy val commonSettings = Seq(
   organization := "org.geneontology",
-  version := "1.1.3",
+  version := "1.2.0",
   licenses := Seq("BSD-3-Clause" -> url("https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause")),
   homepage := Some(url("https://github.com/balhoff/whelk")),
   scalaVersion := "2.13.14",