diff --git a/backend/btrixcloud/version.py b/backend/btrixcloud/version.py
index afe5137e..b7476e5c 100644
--- a/backend/btrixcloud/version.py
+++ b/backend/btrixcloud/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """ current version """
-__version__ = "1.2.0"
+__version__ = "1.2.1-beta.0"
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 3385cc35..3f8ea58f 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "browsertrix-frontend",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.2.1-beta.0",
   "main": "index.ts",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 26aaba0e..b3873033 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.0
+1.2.1-beta.0