diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 8b6d48b07..04ad3049a 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.1.8
+current_version = 1.2.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/dateparser/__init__.py b/dateparser/__init__.py
index 6b6cfa689..dd9b26b81 100644
--- a/dateparser/__init__.py
+++ b/dateparser/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "1.1.8"
+__version__ = "1.2.0"
 
 from .conf import apply_settings
 from .date import DateDataParser