Update version for 2.12.1 release

Signed-off-by: Michael Roth <mdroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d8b6989..3cf561c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.12.0
+2.12.1