diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c22f00..662f9b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 * Minor releases (X.1.X) are new features such as added functions or small changes that don't cause major compatibility issues.
 * Major releases (1.X.X) are major new features or changes that break backward compatibility in a big way.
 
-## [Latest](https://github.com/int-brain-lab/iblutil/commits/main) [1.12.0]
+## [Latest](https://github.com/int-brain-lab/iblutil/commits/main) [1.12.1]
+
+### Modified
+
+- Moved get_mac() to util
+
+## [1.12.0]
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/iblutil/__init__.py b/iblutil/__init__.py
index 666b2f7..fe70fa2 100644
--- a/iblutil/__init__.py
+++ b/iblutil/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.12.0'
+__version__ = '1.12.1'
diff --git a/iblutil/io/net/base.py b/iblutil/io/net/base.py
index 69aad14..2ef1d49 100644
--- a/iblutil/io/net/base.py
+++ b/iblutil/io/net/base.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import re
 import json
 import socket
-import uuid
 import warnings
 import logging
 from asyncio import isfuture
@@ -37,20 +36,6 @@ def external_ip():
     return ipaddress.ip_address(urllib.request.urlopen('https://ident.me').read().decode('utf8'))
 
 
-def get_mac() -> str:
-    """
-    Fetch the machine's unique MAC address formatted according to IEEE 802 specifications.
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    str
-        The MAC address of the device formatted in six groups of two
-        hexadecimal digits separated by hyphens in transmission order
-        (e.g., 'BA-DB-AD-C0-FF-EE').
-    """
-    return uuid.getnode().to_bytes(6, 'big').hex('-').upper()
-
-
 def is_valid_ip(ip_address) -> bool:
     """
     Test whether IP address is valid.
diff --git a/iblutil/util.py b/iblutil/util.py
index e84c030..c18b20b 100644
--- a/iblutil/util.py
+++ b/iblutil/util.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import uuid
 from itertools import takewhile
 from os import scandir
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -283,3 +284,17 @@ def dir_size(directory: Union[str, Path], follow_symlinks: bool = False) -> int:
             elif entry.is_file():
                 total_bytes += entry.stat().st_size
     return total_bytes
+
+
+def get_mac() -> str:
+    """
+    Fetch the machine's unique MAC address formatted according to IEEE 802 specifications.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    str
+        The MAC address of the device formatted in six groups of two
+        hexadecimal digits separated by hyphens in transmission order
+        (e.g., 'BA-DB-AD-C0-FF-EE').
+    """
+    return uuid.getnode().to_bytes(6, 'big').hex('-').upper()
diff --git a/tests/test_net.py b/tests/test_net.py
index 77f1c96..5c01758 100644
--- a/tests/test_net.py
+++ b/tests/test_net.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from unittest.mock import patch
 import sys
 import asyncio
 import logging
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@
 from datetime import date
 
 from iblutil.io.net import base, app
-from iblutil.io.net.base import get_mac
 
 ver = (getattr(sys.version_info, v) for v in ('major', 'minor', 'micro'))
 ver = Version('.'.join(map(str, ver)))
@@ -51,10 +49,6 @@ def test_external_ip(self):
         """Test for external_ip"""
         self.assertFalse(ipaddress.ip_address(base.external_ip()).is_private)
 
-    def test_get_mac(self):
-        with patch('iblutil.io.net.base.uuid.getnode', return_value=205452675710958):
-            self.assertEqual(get_mac(), 'BA-DB-AD-C0-FF-EE')
-
     def test_ExpMessage(self):
         """Test for ExpMessage.validate method."""
         # Check identity
diff --git a/tests/test_util.py b/tests/test_util.py
index b58bda6..50de94f 100644
--- a/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/tests/test_util.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import tempfile
 import logging
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -202,5 +203,12 @@ def test_dir_size(self):
             self.assertEqual(util.dir_size(dir1, True), expected + file1.stat().st_size)
 
 
+class TestGetMac(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_get_mac(self):
+        with patch('iblutil.util.uuid.getnode', return_value=205452675710958):
+            self.assertEqual(util.get_mac(), 'BA-DB-AD-C0-FF-EE')
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main(exit=False)