diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9fd929b..86d3af5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='i3ipc',
-    version='1.1.6',
+    version='1.2.0',
     description='An improved Python library for i3wm extensions',
     long_description=long_description,
     url='https://github.com/acrisci/i3ipc-python',