diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ede6fe..b2b3cc6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ For more information on using the amazon-sqs-java-extended-client-lib, see our g
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
     <artifactId>amazon-sqs-java-extended-client-lib</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.5</version>
+    <version>1.2.6</version>
     <type>jar</type>
   </dependency>
 ```