diff --git a/requests/__init__.py b/requests/__init__.py
index 34c57081..2e37bd25 100644
--- a/requests/__init__.py
+++ b/requests/__init__.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ is at <http://python-requests.org>.
 """
 
 __title__ = 'requests'
-__version__ = '2.12.0'
-__build__ = 0x021200
+__version__ = '2.12.1'
+__build__ = 0x021201
 __author__ = 'Kenneth Reitz'
 __license__ = 'Apache 2.0'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2016 Kenneth Reitz'