diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 66f3a1f..23337a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ permissions:
 #   LIBRARY_DESTINATION_DIRECTORY: Path in this repo where shared library files should be placed.
 env:
   LIBRARY_BASE_REPO: NTIA/LFMF
-  LIBRARY_RELEASE_TAG: v1.1
+  LIBRARY_RELEASE_TAG: v1.2-rc.2
   LIBRARY_DESTINATION_DIRECTORY: 'src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF'
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7280523..e80e421 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ permissions:
 #   LIBRARY_DESTINATION_DIRECTORY: Path in this repo where shared library files should be placed.
 env:
   LIBRARY_BASE_REPO: NTIA/LFMF
-  LIBRARY_RELEASE_TAG: v1.1
+  LIBRARY_RELEASE_TAG: v1.2-rc.2
   LIBRARY_DESTINATION_DIRECTORY: 'src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF'
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.zenodo.json b/.zenodo.json
index 833748a..8e6cc3e 100644
--- a/.zenodo.json
+++ b/.zenodo.json
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
             "resource_type": "publication-softwaredocumentation"
         }
     ],
-    "version": "1.1.0"
+    "version": "1.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 9aed93e..ecede78 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ keywords:
   - propagation
   - lfmf
   - antennas
-version: 1.1.0
+version: 1.2.0
diff --git a/src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF/LFMF.py b/src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF/LFMF.py
index 50dbaa0..04d5cc6 100644
--- a/src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF/LFMF.py
+++ b/src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF/LFMF.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class LFMFResult(Structure):
 
 
 # Load the shared library
-lib = PropLibCDLL("LFMF-1.1")
+lib = PropLibCDLL("LFMF-1.2")
 
 # Define function prototypes
 lib.LFMF.restype = c_int
@@ -106,3 +106,21 @@ def __convertResultStruct(c_result):
     result.method = SolutionMethod(c_result.method)
 
     return result
+
+
+def GetLibraryName() -> str:
+    return __read_char_array(lib.GetLibraryNameCharArray())
+
+
+def GetLibraryVersion() -> str:
+    return __read_char_array(lib.GetLibraryVersionCharArray())
+
+
+def __read_char_array(msg) -> str:
+    try:
+        msg_bytes = cast(msg, c_char_p).value
+        if msg_bytes is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("The TODO-TEMPLATE library returned an empty text response.")
+        return msg_bytes.decode("utf-8")
+    finally:
+        lib.FreeCharArray(msg)
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diff --git a/src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF/__init__.py b/src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF/__init__.py
index a0bde28..e00adf3 100644
--- a/src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Version X.Y.Z: X.Y is the version of the C++ source,
 # and Z is the version of this Python wrapper
-__version__ = "1.1.0"
+__version__ = "1.2.0"
 
 from .LFMF import (
     LFMF,
     Polarization,
     SolutionMethod,
-    LFMFResult
+    LFMFResult,
+    GetLibraryName,
+    GetLibraryVersion,
 )
diff --git a/src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF/proplib_loader.py b/src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF/proplib_loader.py
index 32d78b8..f93cc9d 100644
--- a/src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF/proplib_loader.py
+++ b/src/ITS/Propagation/LFMF/proplib_loader.py
@@ -61,8 +61,12 @@ def __init__(self, name: str) -> None:
         # Define expected function prototypes
         self.GetReturnStatusCharArray.restype = POINTER(c_char_p)
         self.GetReturnStatusCharArray.argtypes = (c_int,)
-        self.FreeReturnStatusCharArray.restype = None
-        self.FreeReturnStatusCharArray.argtypes = (POINTER(c_char_p),)
+        self.FreeCharArray.restype = None
+        self.FreeCharArray.argtypes = (POINTER(c_char_p),)
+        self.GetLibraryNameCharArray.restype = POINTER(c_char_p)
+        self.GetLibraryNameCharArray.argtypes = None
+        self.GetLibraryVersionCharArray.restype = POINTER(c_char_p)
+        self.GetLibraryVersionCharArray.argtypes = None
 
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -122,5 +126,5 @@ def err_check(self, rtn_code: int) -> None:
                 )
             msg_str = msg_bytes.decode("utf-8")
         finally:
-            self.FreeReturnStatusCharArray(msg)
+            self.FreeCharArray(msg)
         raise RuntimeError(msg_str)
diff --git a/tests/test_proplib_loader.py b/tests/test_proplib_loader.py
index 77c69e8..e7e1013 100644
--- a/tests/test_proplib_loader.py
+++ b/tests/test_proplib_loader.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def GetReturnStatusCharArray(_code):
             return cast(c_char_p(error_message), POINTER(c_char_p))
 
         @staticmethod
-        def FreeReturnStatusCharArray(message) -> None:
+        def FreeCharArray(message) -> None:
             freed_messages.append(message)
 
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="example failure"):
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def GetReturnStatusCharArray(_code):
             return cast(c_char_p(None), POINTER(c_char_p))
 
         @staticmethod
-        def FreeReturnStatusCharArray(message) -> None:
+        def FreeCharArray(message) -> None:
             freed_messages.append(message)
 
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="no error text was returned"):
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index a9d0e08..d06b22d 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
+from ITS.Propagation import LFMF
+
 # Test data is expected to exist in tests/data
 TEST_DATA_DIR = Path(__file__).parent / "data"
 ABSTOL__DB = 0.1  # Absolute tolerance, in dB, to ensure outputs match expected value
@@ -38,3 +40,13 @@ def read_csv_test_data(filename: str, data_dir: Optional[Path] = None):
         for row in reader:
             # yields (*inputs, rtn, *outputs)
             yield tuple(map(float, row[:-5])), int(row[-5]), tuple(map(float, row[-4:]))
+
+
+def test_LibraryName():
+    name = LFMF.GetLibraryName()
+    assert name == 'LFMF'
+
+
+def test_LibraryVersion():
+    version = LFMF.GetLibraryVersion()
+    assert version == '1.2'
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