diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/export.php b/wp-admin/includes/export.php
index a1a78fa73f..e9c909d621 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/export.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/export.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @since 2.5.0
  */
-define( 'WXR_VERSION', '1.1' );
+define( 'WXR_VERSION', '1.2' );
 
 /**
  * Generates the WXR export file for download