diff --git a/roboflow/__init__.py b/roboflow/__init__.py
index 424d25d1..9e6996cd 100644
--- a/roboflow/__init__.py
+++ b/roboflow/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from roboflow.models import CLIPModel, GazeModel  # noqa: F401
 from roboflow.util.general import write_line
 
-__version__ = "1.2.6"
+__version__ = "1.2.7"
 
 
 def check_key(api_key, model, notebook, num_retries=0):
diff --git a/roboflow/core/workspace.py b/roboflow/core/workspace.py
index c8225ac5..ec73e910 100644
--- a/roboflow/core/workspace.py
+++ b/roboflow/core/workspace.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def create_project(self, project_name, project_type, project_license, annotation
         Args:
             project_name (str): name of the project
             project_type (str): type of the project
-            project_license (str): license of the project (set to `private` for private projects, only available for paid customers)
+            project_license (str): license of the project (set to `Private` for private projects, only available for paid customers)
             annotation (str): annotation of the project
 
         Returns:
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def create_project(self, project_name, project_type, project_license, annotation
         if "error" in r.json().keys():
             raise RuntimeError(r.json()["error"])
 
-        return self.project(r.json()["id"].split("/")[-1])
+        return Project(self.__api_key, r.json(), self.model_format)
 
     def clip_compare(self, dir: str = "", image_ext: str = ".png", target_image: str = "") -> List[dict]:
         """