diff --git a/packer/packer.spec b/packer/packer.spec
index d985c6d39c..6596dec67f 100644
--- a/packer/packer.spec
+++ b/packer/packer.spec
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 ##
 
 #   package version
-%define       V_packer_base 1.2.0
-%define       V_packer_snap 20180210
+%define       V_packer_base 1.2.1
+%define       V_packer_snap 20180224
 
 #   package information
 Name:         packer
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Class:        EVAL
 Group:        Filesystem
 License:      MPL
 Version:      %{V_packer_base}.%{V_packer_snap}
-Release:      20180210
+Release:      20180224
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      http://download.openpkg.org/components/versioned/packer/packer-%{V_packer_snap}.tar.xz