diff --git a/agent/pom.xml b/agent/pom.xml
index 8bec00b..b96ebd4 100644
--- a/agent/pom.xml
+++ b/agent/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <groupId>org.camunda.community</groupId>
     <artifactId>eze-root</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/eze/pom.xml b/eze/pom.xml
index 36423c4..3221664 100644
--- a/eze/pom.xml
+++ b/eze/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <artifactId>eze</artifactId>
-  <version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.2.0-alpha1</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>EZE - Embedded Zeebe Engine</name>
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <groupId>org.camunda.community</groupId>
     <artifactId>eze-root</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/junit-extension/pom.xml b/junit-extension/pom.xml
index 8ef9e60..bfd6901 100644
--- a/junit-extension/pom.xml
+++ b/junit-extension/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <groupId>org.camunda.community</groupId>
     <artifactId>eze-root</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.0-alpha1</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>eze-junit-extension</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 04c381b..1bf68e6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <artifactId>eze-root</artifactId>
-  <version>1.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.2.0-alpha1</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <name>EZE Root</name>