diff --git a/IPython/core/release.py b/IPython/core/release.py
index ff6c700..8ceb295 100644
--- a/IPython/core/release.py
+++ b/IPython/core/release.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ name = 'ipython'
 # release.  'dev' as a _version_extra string means this is a development
 # version
 _version_major = 4
-_version_minor = 1
-_version_patch = 2
+_version_minor = 2
+_version_patch = 0
 # _version_extra = '.dev'
 # _version_extra = 'rc2'
 _version_extra = ''  # Uncomment this for full releases