diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2bf1ca5f5..26aaba0e8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.7
+1.2.0
diff --git a/build-api7ee-runtime.sh b/build-api7ee-runtime.sh
index e780bd8d2..202579398 100755
--- a/build-api7ee-runtime.sh
+++ b/build-api7ee-runtime.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ OPENSSL_VERSION=${OPENSSL_VERSION:-"3.2.3"}
 OPENRESTY_VERSION="1.21.4.4"
 ngx_multi_upstream_module_ver="1.1.1"
 mod_dubbo_ver="1.0.2"
-apisix_nginx_module_ver="1.16.3"
+apisix_nginx_module_ver="1.17.0"
 wasm_nginx_module_ver="0.6.5"
 lua_var_nginx_module_ver="v0.5.3"
 lua_resty_events_ver="0.2.0"