diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3a46ed78..f60f8414 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ update:
 	echo "remember that pymysql was tweaked"
 src:
 	### Use semantic versioning
-	echo 'Version 2.12.0-beta+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
+	echo 'Version 2.12.1-stable+timestamp.'`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S` > VERSION
 	### rm -f all junk files
 	make clean
 	### clean up baisc apps
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2d4eb2c8..4065acf1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.12.0-beta+timestamp.2015.08.06.22.01.52
+Version 2.12.1-stable+timestamp.2015.08.07.02.10.57