diff --git a/TAG b/TAG
index 45a1b3f4452..dee2cba9b1c 100644
--- a/TAG
+++ b/TAG
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.2
+1.1.2.1
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 45a1b3f4452..dee2cba9b1c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.2
+1.1.2.1
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index afdc351b5cb..b621d1a858a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+daos (1.1.2.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
+  [ Johann Lombardi ]
+  * Version bump up to 1.1.2.1
+
+ -- Johann Lombardi <johann.lombardi@intel.com>  Wed, 09 Dec 2020 19:30:00 +0100
+
 daos (1.1.2-3) unstable; urgency=medium
   [ Li Wei ]
   * Require raft-devel 0.7.1 that fixes recent Coverity issues
diff --git a/utils/rpms/daos.spec b/utils/rpms/daos.spec
index 863e6e28eb6..e5b799a543c 100644
--- a/utils/rpms/daos.spec
+++ b/utils/rpms/daos.spec
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:          daos
-Version:       1.1.2
-Release:       3%{?relval}%{?dist}
+Version:       1.1.2.1
+Release:       1%{?relval}%{?dist}
 Summary:       DAOS Storage Engine
 
 License:       Apache
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ getent passwd daos_agent >/dev/null || useradd -s /sbin/nologin -r daos_agent
 %{_libdir}/*.a
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 09 2020 Johann Lombardi <johann.lombardi@intel.com> 1.1.2.1-1
+- Version bump up to 1.1.2.1
+
 * Fri Dec 04 2020 Li Wei <wei.g.li@intel.com> 1.1.2-3
 - Require raft-devel 0.7.1 that fixes recent Coverity issues