diff --git a/samtranslator/__init__.py b/samtranslator/__init__.py
index da77e85c6..666b2f71c 100644
--- a/samtranslator/__init__.py
+++ b/samtranslator/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.11.0'
+__version__ = '1.12.0'