diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2080736..0d1d8e9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
 project(trrntzip
-  VERSION 1.1
+  VERSION 1.2
   LANGUAGES C)
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 0225d28..778f4a8 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# unreleased
+# 1.2 [2024-02-22]
 
 * fix a build error on windows
 * improve log file handling