diff --git a/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_db.py b/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_db.py
index ddeea5cb0f..44142f316c 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_db.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_db.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ class MigrationTests(TestCase):
     Tests for migrations.
     """
 
+    @unittest.skip("Need to skip as step 3 of a 4-release rollout to rename a field in edx-val 1.2.1. This work is part of DE-1824.")
     @override_settings(MIGRATION_MODULES={})
     def test_migrations_are_in_sync(self):
         """
diff --git a/requirements/edx/base.txt b/requirements/edx/base.txt
index 1bfa2f3ef8..97e36fe942 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/base.txt
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ edx-submissions==3.0.3
 edx-tincan-py35==0.0.5    # via edx-enterprise
 edx-user-state-client==1.1.2
 edx-when==0.5.2
-edxval==1.2.0
+edxval==1.2.1
 elasticsearch==1.9.0      # via edx-search
 enum34==1.1.6             # via edxval
 event-tracking==0.3.0
diff --git a/requirements/edx/development.txt b/requirements/edx/development.txt
index 8e2cbcbd2d..22c80e3a7a 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/development.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/development.txt
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ edx-submissions==3.0.3
 edx-tincan-py35==0.0.5
 edx-user-state-client==1.1.2
 edx-when==0.5.2
-edxval==1.2.0
+edxval==1.2.1
 elasticsearch==1.9.0
 entrypoints==0.3
 enum34==1.1.6
diff --git a/requirements/edx/testing.txt b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
index 89741f32d1..1b281f744e 100644
--- a/requirements/edx/testing.txt
+++ b/requirements/edx/testing.txt
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ edx-submissions==3.0.3
 edx-tincan-py35==0.0.5
 edx-user-state-client==1.1.2
 edx-when==0.5.2
-edxval==1.2.0
+edxval==1.2.1
 elasticsearch==1.9.0
 entrypoints==0.3          # via flake8
 enum34==1.1.6