diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2b26bccfcb6b5a2afea3fe8036069bd4a76725fb..5106a0197dbe03a95bd81ca43a8489f7a117821c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ opt(WRAP_PYTHON "Enable generation of Python wrappers" OFF)
 opt(ZIPPER "Enable Zip file compression/decompression" OFF)
 
 set(GMSH_MAJOR_VERSION 2)
-set(GMSH_MINOR_VERSION 13)
-set(GMSH_PATCH_VERSION 0)
+set(GMSH_MINOR_VERSION 12)
+set(GMSH_PATCH_VERSION 1)
 set(GMSH_EXTRA_VERSION "" CACHE STRING "Gmsh extra version string")
 
 set(GMSH_VERSION "${GMSH_MAJOR_VERSION}.${GMSH_MINOR_VERSION}")