diff --git a/src/peakrdl_regblock/__about__.py b/src/peakrdl_regblock/__about__.py
index ae6db5f..ea370a8 100644
--- a/src/peakrdl_regblock/__about__.py
+++ b/src/peakrdl_regblock/__about__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.11.0"
+__version__ = "0.12.0"
diff --git a/src/peakrdl_regblock/exporter.py b/src/peakrdl_regblock/exporter.py
index 37acca8..dd224af 100644
--- a/src/peakrdl_regblock/exporter.py
+++ b/src/peakrdl_regblock/exporter.py
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ class RegblockExporter:
         }
 
         # Write out design
+        os.makedirs(output_dir, exist_ok=True)
         package_file_path = os.path.join(output_dir, package_name + ".sv")
         template = self.jj_env.get_template("package_tmpl.sv")
         stream = template.stream(context)