diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a139bfe0..93b61d7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ It is my intention to archive the `matplotlib/mpl-finance` repository soon, and
 
 **With this new ` mplfinance ` package installed, in addition to the new API, users can still access the old API**.<br> The old API may be removed someday, but for the foreseeable future we will keep it ... at least until we are very confident that users of the old API can accomplish the same things with the new API.  
 
-To access the old API with the new ` mplfinance ` package installed, change the old import statments
+To access the old API with the new ` mplfinance ` package installed, change the old import statements
 
 **from:**
 
diff --git a/src/mplfinance/_version.py b/src/mplfinance/_version.py
index cb89cc65..a2f1512a 100644
--- a/src/mplfinance/_version.py
+++ b/src/mplfinance/_version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
-version_info = (0, 12, 8, 'beta', 0)
+version_info = (0, 12, 8, 'beta', 1)
 
 _specifier_ = {'alpha': 'a','beta': 'b','candidate': 'rc','final': ''}
 
 __version__ = '%s.%s.%s%s'%(version_info[0], version_info[1], version_info[2],
-  '' if version_info[3]=='final' else _specifier_[version_info[3]]+str(version_info[4]))
+  '' if version_info[3]=='final' else _specifier_[version_info[3]]+str(version_info[4]))
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