diff --git a/lib/sinatra/base.rb b/lib/sinatra/base.rb
index de14afe2..a178255b 100644
--- a/lib/sinatra/base.rb
+++ b/lib/sinatra/base.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ require 'sinatra/showexceptions'
 require 'tilt'
 
 module Sinatra
-  VERSION = '1.2.0'
+  VERSION = '1.2.1'
 
   # The request object. See Rack::Request for more info:
   # http://rack.rubyforge.org/doc/classes/Rack/Request.html