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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Current [semantic](http://semver.org/) version:
 
 ```clojure
-[com.taoensso/nippy "1.1.0"]
+[com.taoensso/nippy "1.2.0"]
 ```
 
 # Nippy, a Clojure serialization library
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Nippy is an attempt to provide a drop-in, high-performance alternative to the re
 Depend on Nippy in your `project.clj`:
 
 ```clojure
-[com.taoensso/nippy "1.1.0"]
+[com.taoensso/nippy "1.2.0"]
 ```
 
 and `require` the library:
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject com.taoensso/nippy "1.1.0"
+(defproject com.taoensso/nippy "1.2.0"
   :description "Clojure serialization library"
   :url "https://github.com/ptaoussanis/nippy"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"}