diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # tl;dr
 
 * in-memory message queue system
-* runs stand-alone ([download](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/softwaremill-public/elasticmq-server-1.2.1.jar)), via [Docker](https://hub.docker.com/r/softwaremill/elasticmq-native/) or embedded
+* runs stand-alone ([download](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/softwaremill-public/elasticmq-server-1.2.2.jar)), via [Docker](https://hub.docker.com/r/softwaremill/elasticmq-native/) or embedded
 * [Amazon SQS](http://aws.amazon.com/sqs/)-compatible interface
 * fully asynchronous implementation, no blocking calls
 * optional UI, queue metadata persistence
@@ -43,21 +43,21 @@ A simple UI is available for viewing real-time queue statistics.
 # Installation: stand-alone
 
 You can download the stand-alone distribution here:
-[https://s3/.../elasticmq-server-1.2.1.jar](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/softwaremill-public/elasticmq-server-1.2.1.jar)
+[https://s3/.../elasticmq-server-1.2.2.jar](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/softwaremill-public/elasticmq-server-1.2.2.jar)
 
 Java 8 or above is required for running the server.
 
 Simply run the jar and you should get a working server, which binds to `localhost:9324`:
     
 ```
-java -jar elasticmq-server-1.2.1.jar
+java -jar elasticmq-server-1.2.2.jar
 ```
 
 ElasticMQ uses [Typesafe Config](https://github.com/typesafehub/config) for configuration. To specify custom
 configuration values, create a file (e.g. `custom.conf`), fill it in with the desired values, and pass it to the server:
 
 ```
-java -Dconfig.file=custom.conf -jar elasticmq-server-1.2.1.jar
+java -Dconfig.file=custom.conf -jar elasticmq-server-1.2.2.jar
 ```
 
 The config file may contain any configuration for Akka and ElasticMQ. Current ElasticMQ configuration values are:
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ You can also provide an alternative [Logback](http://logback.qos.ch/) configurat
 log INFO logs and above to the console):
                  
 ```
-java -Dlogback.configurationFile=my_logback.xml -jar elasticmq-server-1.2.1.jar
+java -Dlogback.configurationFile=my_logback.xml -jar elasticmq-server-1.2.2.jar
 ```
 
 # How are queue URLs created
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ section.
 Add ElasticMQ Server to `build.sbt` dependencies
 
 ```scala
-libraryDependencies += "org.elasticmq" %% "elasticmq-server" % "1.2.1"
+libraryDependencies += "org.elasticmq" %% "elasticmq-server" % "1.2.2"
 ```
 
 Simply start the server using custom configuration (see examples above):
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ Another option is to use custom `Dockerfile`:
 FROM openjdk:8-jre-alpine
 
 ARG ELASTICMQ_VERSION
-ENV ELASTICMQ_VERSION ${ELASTICMQ_VERSION:-1.2.1}
+ENV ELASTICMQ_VERSION ${ELASTICMQ_VERSION:-1.2.2}
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache curl ca-certificates
 RUN mkdir -p /opt/elasticmq/log /opt/elasticmq/lib /opt/elasticmq/config
@@ -366,14 +366,14 @@ and override the entrypoint passing the required properties.
                     
 ```scala
 // Scala 2.13 and 2.12
-val elasticmqSqs        = "org.elasticmq" %% "elasticmq-rest-sqs" % "1.2.1"
+val elasticmqSqs        = "org.elasticmq" %% "elasticmq-rest-sqs" % "1.2.2"
 ```
 
 If you don't want the SQS interface, but just use the actors directly, you can add a dependency only to the `core`
 module:
     
 ```scala
-val elasticmqCore       = "org.elasticmq" %% "elasticmq-core" % "1.2.1"
+val elasticmqCore       = "org.elasticmq" %% "elasticmq-core" % "1.2.2"
 ```
 
 If you want to use a snapshot version, you will need to add the [https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/](https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/) repository to your configuration.
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ Dependencies:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.elasticmq</groupId>
     <artifactId>elasticmq-rest-sqs_2.12</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.1</version>
+    <version>1.2.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ If you want to use a snapshot version, you will need to add the [https://oss.son
 
 # Current versions
 
-*Stable*: 1.2.1
+*Stable*: 1.2.2
 
 # Logging
 
diff --git a/version.sbt b/version.sbt
index 705dfaba6..a1a46b682 100644
--- a/version.sbt
+++ b/version.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version in ThisBuild := "1.2.1"
+version in ThisBuild := "1.2.2"