diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 149119fa1..a4453b326 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "nixd";
-  version = "nightly";
+  version = "1.2.0";
 
   src = ./.;
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9c4d71d25..0b0471648 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project( 'nixd'
        , ['c', 'cpp']
        , default_options : ['cpp_std=gnu++20']
-       , version: 'nightly'
+       , version: '1.2.0'
        )
 
 config_h = configuration_data()