diff --git a/thalerj/openbmctool.py b/thalerj/openbmctool.py
index 5b6e6c9..a9e8092 100755
--- a/thalerj/openbmctool.py
+++ b/thalerj/openbmctool.py
@@ -4055,7 +4055,7 @@
          main function for running the command line utility as a sub application
     """
     global toolVersion
-    toolVersion = "1.11"
+    toolVersion = "1.12"
     parser = createCommandParser()
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)