diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0265e7a..a64c19c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ id, err := box.Put(&Person{ FirstName: "Joe", LastName:  "Green" })
 Want details? **[Read the docs](https://golang.objectbox.io/)** or
 **[check out the API reference](https://godoc.org/github.com/objectbox/objectbox-go/objectbox)**.
 
-Latest release: [v1.1.2 (2020-03-18)](https://golang.objectbox.io/)
+Latest release: [v1.2.0 (2020-08-25)](https://golang.objectbox.io/)
 
 Some features
 -------------
diff --git a/objectbox/version.go b/objectbox/version.go
index e882a2d..437760e 100644
--- a/objectbox/version.go
+++ b/objectbox/version.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (v Version) String() string {
 // VersionGo returns the Version of the ObjectBox-Go binding
 func VersionGo() Version {
 	// for label, use `beta.0` format, increasing the counter for each subsequent release
-	return Version{1, 1, 2, ""}
+	return Version{1, 2, 0, ""}
 }
 
 // VersionLib returns the Version of the dynamic linked ObjectBox library