diff --git a/README b/README
index 1f40735052cf4407a35816f7bebdf68d015749c5..c0b2ea690c39f6eec48d3f68b54a6af2570c3551 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ AUTHOR
 
 VERSION
 
-    0.8.5
+    0.8.6
 
 LAST UPDATED
 
-    Friday, September 27th, 2019
+    Thursday, October 17th, 2019
diff --git a/definition-files/comet/pytorch/pytorch-cpu.def b/definition-files/comet/pytorch/pytorch-cpu.def
index 8e893b82795c5387e64a8f9bf774a10c042bcb68..c2e19f908f2137a74103decd467aa36d8467e0ce 100644
--- a/definition-files/comet/pytorch/pytorch-cpu.def
+++ b/definition-files/comet/pytorch/pytorch-cpu.def
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ OSVersion: xenial
 %labels
 
     APPLICATION_NAME pytorch
-    APPLICATION_VERSION 1.1.0
+    APPLICATION_VERSION 1.2.0
     APPLICATION_URL http://pytorch.org/
 
     SYSTEM_NAME comet
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ OSVersion: xenial
     AUTHOR_NAME Marty Kandes
     AUTHOR_EMAIL mkandes@sdsc.edu
 
-    LAST_UPDATED 20190927
+    LAST_UPDATED 20191015
 
 %setup
 
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ OSVersion: xenial
     conda install -y cffi
     conda install -y typing
     conda install -y mkldnn -c mingfeima
+    conda install -y future
 
     # Install common python packages for data science and machine
     # learning applications
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ OSVersion: xenial
     export TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST="NONE"
     git clone --recursive https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch
     cd /opt/pytorch
-    git checkout v1.1.0
+    git checkout v1.2.0
     git submodule sync
     git submodule update --init
     python setup.py install
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ OSVersion: xenial
 
     # Install PyTorch dependencies for python3
     export PATH="/opt/miniconda3/bin:${PATH}"
-    xport CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CONDA_PREFIX:-"$(dirname $(which conda))/../"}
+    export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CONDA_PREFIX:-"$(dirname $(which conda))/../"}
     conda install -y numpy
     conda install -y ninja
     conda install -y pyyaml
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ OSVersion: xenial
     conda install -y cffi
     conda install -y typing
     conda install -y mkldnn -c mingfeima
+    conda install -y future
 
     # Install common python3 packages for data science and machine
     # learning applications
@@ -253,4 +255,12 @@ OSVersion: xenial
 
 %runscript
 
+    echo "                                                "
+    echo "      __________________  __  _______________   "
+    echo "    -----/ ____/ __ \/  |/  / ____/_  __/       "
+    echo "      --/ /   / / / / /|_/ / __/   / /          "
+    echo "       / /___/ /_/ / /  / / /___  / /           "
+    echo "       \____/\____/_/  /_/_____/ /_/            "
+    echo "                                                "
+
 %test
diff --git a/definition-files/comet/pytorch/pytorch-gpu.def b/definition-files/comet/pytorch/pytorch-gpu.def
index 57ff8e30f44df4e5563f778fc6581d005e012a82..3b493b295a331be56a7c0d9bfdbf9b6c73aea99e 100644
--- a/definition-files/comet/pytorch/pytorch-gpu.def
+++ b/definition-files/comet/pytorch/pytorch-gpu.def
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ OSVersion: xenial
 %labels
 
     APPLICATION_NAME pytorch
-    APPLICATION_VERSION 1.1.0
+    APPLICATION_VERSION 1.2.0
     APPLICATION_URL http://pytorch.org/
 
     SYSTEM_NAME comet
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ OSVersion: xenial
     AUTHOR_NAME Marty Kandes
     AUTHOR_EMAIL mkandes@sdsc.edu
 
-    LAST_UPDATED 20190927
+    LAST_UPDATED 20191014
 
 %setup
 
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ OSVersion: xenial
     conda install -y cffi
     conda install -y typing
     conda install -y mkldnn -c mingfeima
+    conda install -y future
 
     # Add LAPACK support for the GPU
     conda install -y magma-cuda92 -c pytorch
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ OSVersion: xenial
     export TORCH_CUDA_ARCH_LIST='3.7;6.0;7.0'
     git clone --recursive https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch
     cd /opt/pytorch
-    git checkout v1.1.0
+    git checkout v1.2.0
     git submodule sync
     git submodule update --init
     python setup.py install
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ OSVersion: xenial
 
     # Install PyTorch dependencies for python3
     export PATH="/opt/miniconda3/bin:${PATH}"
-    xport CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CONDA_PREFIX:-"$(dirname $(which conda))/../"}
+    export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${CONDA_PREFIX:-"$(dirname $(which conda))/../"}
     conda install -y numpy
     conda install -y ninja
     conda install -y pyyaml
@@ -413,6 +414,7 @@ OSVersion: xenial
     conda install -y cffi
     conda install -y typing
     conda install -y mkldnn -c mingfeima
+    conda install -y future
 
     # Add LAPACK support for the GPU
     conda install -y magma-cuda92 -c pytorch