diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 0cc5c3c..7268580 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.2.4 (2/10/2026)
+* Increment version number, since it has been over a decade
+
 1.2.3 (2/7/2012)
 * Fixed a bug broke  --max_num_blocks option
 * Slightly reduced the total memory allocated to allow future small memory allocation to work 
diff --git a/cuda_memtest.h b/cuda_memtest.h
index 3e7bb4d..780f112 100644
--- a/cuda_memtest.h
+++ b/cuda_memtest.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 #include <nvml.h>
 #endif
 
-#define VERSION "1.2.3"
+#define VERSION "1.2.4"
 
 #define ERR_BAD_STATE  -1
 #define ERR_GENERAL -999