diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 50b5b80..099e294 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.2.1] - 19th of October, 2024
+
 ### Fixed
 - Handle groupchat messages in `decrypt_message`
 
diff --git a/slixmpp_omemo/version.py b/slixmpp_omemo/version.py
index 93a8061..aaeccf6 100644
--- a/slixmpp_omemo/version.py
+++ b/slixmpp_omemo/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 __all__ = [ "__version__" ]
 
 __version__ = {}
-__version__["short"] = "1.2.0"
+__version__["short"] = "1.2.1"
 __version__["tag"] = "beta"
 __version__["full"] = f"{__version__['short']}-{__version__['tag']}"