diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5a8bdae3736f50852a0fb3fd7a5805d709769cb8..eb69ae23a625c421c49a847972c8874750375192 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ environment variable and run the script `./upgrade.sh`.
 Example:
 
 ```sh
-FUNKWHALE_VERSION=1.2.7 ./upgrade.sh
+FUNKWHALE_VERSION=1.2.9 ./upgrade.sh
 ```
 
 ## Clean
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 2f590d88966853b3ec43320515a2b756a7c9e368..084f512ef29fc7ab2e83cf31b652a792a461eba7 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-funkwhale_version_default=1.2.7
+funkwhale_version_default=1.2.9
 
 funkwhale_version="${FUNKWHALE_VERSION-$funkwhale_version_default}"
 funkwhale_hostname=""