diff --git a/website/data/version.js b/website/data/version.js
index 893b011b2..366ff6bca 100644
--- a/website/data/version.js
+++ b/website/data/version.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export default '1.1.6'
+export default '1.2.0'
diff --git a/website/pages/downloads/index.jsx b/website/pages/downloads/index.jsx
index fcfbd33ad..ce8ce9fda 100644
--- a/website/pages/downloads/index.jsx
+++ b/website/pages/downloads/index.jsx
@@ -37,18 +37,6 @@ export default function DownloadsPage(staticProps) {
         href: 'https://learn.hashicorp.com/nomad',
         label: 'View Tutorials at HashiCorp Learn',
       }}
-      merchandisingSlot={
-        <>
-        <div className={s.releaseCandidate}>
-          <p>
-            A release candidate for Nomad v1.2.0 is available! The release can be{' '}
-            <a href="https://releases.hashicorp.com/nomad/1.2.0-rc1/">
-            downloaded here.
-            </a>
-          </p>
-        </div>
-        </>
-      }
       {...staticProps}
     />
   )