diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 141de6f6..2d39b5c3 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ allprojects {
     ext.buildTimestamp = new Date().format('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')
 
     group = 'com.jayway.jsonpath'
-    version = '1.1.1' + (snapshotVersion ? "-SNAPSHOT" : "")
+    version = '1.2.0' + (snapshotVersion ? "-SNAPSHOT" : "")
 
     if (JavaVersion.current().isJava8Compatible()) {
         tasks.withType(Javadoc) {