diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 1df0874a9b..72e7cd5705 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.2'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.2.0pre'
+release = '1.2.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c6180c173d..dc0d6fc95f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def do_setup():
                 os.chmod(file_, 0644)
 
     setup(name="cms",
-          version="1.2.0pre",
+          version="1.2.0",
           author="The CMS development team",
           author_email="contestms@freelists.org",
           url="https://github.com/cms-dev/cms",