diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 301c528..585e5ca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-SOURCES/nmstate-1.2.0.tar.gz
-SOURCES/nmstate-rust-vendor-1.2.0.tar.xz
+SOURCES/nmstate-1.2.1-alpha1.tar.gz
+SOURCES/nmstate-rust-vendor-1.2.1-alpha1.tar.xz
 SOURCES/nmstate.gpg
diff --git a/.nmstate.metadata b/.nmstate.metadata
index b9dcda3..0e9048c 100644
--- a/.nmstate.metadata
+++ b/.nmstate.metadata
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-20b775eed0466f6fad1ead34928d3797496e91e4 SOURCES/nmstate-1.2.0.tar.gz
-7d6d387d94a69e4a2dbc3758728885ca2557f1a6 SOURCES/nmstate-rust-vendor-1.2.0.tar.xz
+f46553c767414748db4bd6d33b8ae6b4128802a9 SOURCES/nmstate-1.2.1-alpha1.tar.gz
+ddd10c8f9e49eb739b08f8fb5b08705f1cacd257 SOURCES/nmstate-rust-vendor-1.2.1-alpha1.tar.xz
 b5f872551d434e2c62b30d70471efaeede83ab44 SOURCES/nmstate.gpg
diff --git a/SOURCES/nmstate-1.2.0.tar.gz.asc b/SOURCES/nmstate-1.2.0.tar.gz.asc
deleted file mode 100644
index 08eeddd..0000000
--- a/SOURCES/nmstate-1.2.0.tar.gz.asc
+++ /dev/null
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..368c4d2
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+++ b/SOURCES/nmstate-1.2.1-alpha1.tar.gz.asc
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
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diff --git a/SPECS/nmstate.spec b/SPECS/nmstate.spec
index 9f3cd07..3501877 100644
--- a/SPECS/nmstate.spec
+++ b/SPECS/nmstate.spec
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 %define libname libnmstate
 
 Name:           nmstate
-Version:        1.2.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Version:        1.2.1
+Release:        0.1.alpha1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Declarative network manager API
 License:        LGPLv2+
 URL:            https://github.com/%{srcname}/%{srcname}
-Source0:        %{url}/releases/download/v%{version}/%{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz
-Source1:        %{url}/releases/download/v%{version}/%{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz.asc
+Source0:        %{url}/releases/download/v%{version}/%{srcname}-%{version}-alpha1.tar.gz
+Source1:        %{url}/releases/download/v%{version}/%{srcname}-%{version}-alpha1.tar.gz.asc
 Source2:        https://www.nmstate.io/nmstate.gpg
-Source3:        nmstate-rust-vendor-%{version}.tar.xz
+Source3:        nmstate-rust-vendor-%{version}-alpha1.tar.xz
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  gnupg2
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ popd
 /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 13 2022 Gris Ge <fge@redhat.com> - 1.2.1-0.1.alpha1
+- Upgrade to 1.2.1 alpha1. RHBZ#1996618
+
 * Thu Dec 16 2021 Fernando Fernandez Mancera <ferferna@redhat.com> - 1.2.0-1
 - Upgrade to 1.2.0. RHBZ#1996618