diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e827a43fa845f8c3d1d28be14a00ef6ad5ba8565..b081971305a29711450041f543a371509ce0abe7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ In order to include this template in your project, add the following to your `gi
 ```yaml
 include:
   - project: 'to-be-continuous/gitleaks'
-    ref: '1.1.1'
+    ref: '1.2.0'
     file: '/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml'
 ```
 
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
index 31d8d3434e6a33d4fbfa9fa2f20765d9a4a4b234..eddd390e751985bb984fd4c8bc426f11ba40bcb0 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ stages:
     fi
   }
 
-  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" ]]; then check_for_update gitleaks "1.1.1"; fi
+  if [[ -z "$TEMPLATE_CHECK_UPDATE_DISABLED" ]]; then check_for_update gitleaks "1.2.0"; fi
   unscope_variables
 
   # ENDSCRIPT
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ gitleaks:
     entrypoint: [""]
   services:
     - name: "$CI_REGISTRY/to-be-continuous/tools/tracking:master"
-      command: ["--service", "gitleaks", "1.1.1"]
+      command: ["--service", "gitleaks", "1.2.0"]
   stage: test
   variables:
     GIT_DEPTH: 0