diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 40a2f92..cabaad1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ callback-based API for message passing.
 
 See the User Guide in the docs directory for more detail.
 
+## Release 2.1.2 ##
+
+* Bump max proton version to 0.14
+
 ## Release 2.1.1 ##
 
 * bugfix: under some (rare) flow/credit interactions a sender may
diff --git a/pyngus/__init__.py b/pyngus/__init__.py
index c84f1ce..786d8c9 100644
--- a/pyngus/__init__.py
+++ b/pyngus/__init__.py
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ from pyngus.link import SenderLink, SenderEventHandler
 from pyngus.sockets import read_socket_input
 from pyngus.sockets import write_socket_output
 
-VERSION = (2, 1, 1)  # major, minor, fix
+VERSION = (2, 1, 2)  # major, minor, fix
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 289af9e..c3703e4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
-_VERSION = "2.1.1"   # NOTE: update __init__.py too!
+_VERSION = "2.1.2"   # NOTE: update __init__.py too!
 
 # I hack, therefore I am (productive) Some distros (which will not be named)
 # don't use setup.py to install the proton python module.  In this case, pip
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     # this version of proton will download and install the proton shared
     # library as well:
-    _dependencies = ['python-qpid-proton>=0.9,<0.14']
+    _dependencies = ['python-qpid-proton>=0.9,<0.15']
 
 
 setup(name="pyngus",