diff --git a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/category.xml b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/category.xml
index c97bad1bd1..7dbdf5746e 100644
--- a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/category.xml
+++ b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/category.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <site>
-   <feature url="features/ghidra.ghidradev_2.1.1.qualifier.jar" id="ghidra.ghidradev" version="2.1.1.qualifier">
+   <feature id="ghidra.ghidradev">
       <category name="ghidra.ghidradev"/>
    </feature>
    <category-def name="ghidra.ghidradev" label="Ghidra"/>
diff --git a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/feature.xml b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/feature.xml
index b014ffeb63..ead7c00822 100644
--- a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/feature.xml
+++ b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevFeature/feature.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <feature
       id="ghidra.ghidradev"
       label="GhidraDev"
-      version="2.1.1.qualifier"
+      version="2.1.2.qualifier"
       provider-name="Ghidra">
 
    <description>
diff --git a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/GhidraDev_README.html b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/GhidraDev_README.html
index d8aac87775..58f8f5e16d 100644
--- a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/GhidraDev_README.html
+++ b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/GhidraDev_README.html
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ change with future releases.</p>
 </ul>
 
 <h2><a name="ChangeHistory"></a>Change History</h2>
+<p><u><b>2.1.2</b>:</u> Fixed exception that occurred when creating a new Ghidra scripting project 
+if a <i>~/ghidra_scripts</i> directory does not exist.</p>
 <p><u><b>2.1.1</b>:</u> 
 <ul>
   <li>
diff --git a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 303b7e3f1b..66e449de4a 100644
--- a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: GhidraDev
 Bundle-SymbolicName: ghidra.ghidradev;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 2.1.1.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 2.1.2.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: ghidradev.Activator
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.ant.core;bundle-version="3.5.200",
  org.eclipse.buildship.core;bundle-version="3.0.0",
diff --git a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/src/main/java/ghidradev/ghidraprojectcreator/utils/GhidraScriptUtils.java b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/src/main/java/ghidradev/ghidraprojectcreator/utils/GhidraScriptUtils.java
index 3171c0efa1..ed083d01d2 100644
--- a/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/src/main/java/ghidradev/ghidraprojectcreator/utils/GhidraScriptUtils.java
+++ b/GhidraBuild/EclipsePlugins/GhidraDev/GhidraDevPlugin/src/main/java/ghidradev/ghidraprojectcreator/utils/GhidraScriptUtils.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.eclipse.jdt.core.*;
 
 import ghidra.GhidraApplicationLayout;
 import ghidra.framework.GModule;
+import ghidradev.Activator;
 
 /**
  * Utility methods for working with Ghidra scripts in Eclipse.
@@ -87,6 +88,12 @@ public class GhidraScriptUtils {
 
 		// Link in the user's personal ghidra_scripts directory
 		if (linkUserScripts) {
+			if (!userScriptsDir.isDirectory()) {
+				if (!userScriptsDir.mkdirs()) {
+					throw new CoreException(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, Activator.PLUGIN_ID,
+						IStatus.ERROR, "Failed to create " + userScriptsDir, null));
+				}
+			}
 			IFolder link = javaProject.getProject().getFolder("Home scripts");
 			link.createLink(new Path(userScriptsDir.getAbsolutePath()), IResource.NONE, monitor);
 			classpathEntries.add(JavaCore.newSourceEntry(link.getFullPath()));