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 # Changelog
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## v1.2.1 -  2021-02-08  - bug fix for recursive import error
+
+### general:
+
+* applied bug fix
+
+### technical:
+
+* bug fix for recursive import error, #269
+
 ## v1.2.0 -  2020-12-18  - parallel preprocessing and improved data handlers
 
 ### general:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 * Installation of **MLAir**:
     * Either clone MLAir from the [gitlab repository](https://gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de/toar/mlair.git) 
       and use it without installation (beside the requirements) 
-    * or download the distribution file ([current version](https://gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de/toar/mlair/-/blob/master/dist/mlair-1.2.0-py3-none-any.whl)) 
+    * or download the distribution file ([current version](https://gitlab.version.fz-juelich.de/toar/mlair/-/blob/master/dist/mlair-1.2.1-py3-none-any.whl)) 
       and install it via `pip install <dist_file>.whl`. In this case, you can simply import MLAir in any python script 
       inside your virtual environment using `import mlair`.
 * (tf) Currently, TensorFlow-1.13 is mentioned in the requirements. We already tested the TensorFlow-1.15 version and couldn't
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 __version_info__ = {
     'major': 1,
     'minor': 2,
-    'micro': 0,
+    'micro': 1,
 }
 
 from mlair.run_modules import RunEnvironment, ExperimentSetup, PreProcessing, ModelSetup, Training, PostProcessing