diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index a76d97b6..97414ac3 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ latest changes in development for next release
 
 .. THANKS FOR CONTRIBUTING; MENTION WHAT YOU DID IN THIS SECTION HERE!
 
+1.2.0
+-----
+
+* added python 3 compatability (`#31`_ via `@davidread`_)
+
 1.1.1
 -----
 
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ latest changes in development for next release
 .. list of contributors that are linked to above. putting links here
    to make the text above relatively clean
 
+.. _@davidread: https://github.com/davidread
 .. _@deanmalmgren: https://github.com/deanmalmgren
 .. _@hugofvs: https://github.com/hugofvs
 
@@ -93,3 +99,4 @@ latest changes in development for next release
 .. _#19: https://github.com/datascopeanalytics/scrubadub/issues/19
 .. _#21: https://github.com/datascopeanalytics/scrubadub/issues/21
 .. _#29: https://github.com/datascopeanalytics/scrubadub/issues/29
+.. _#31: https://github.com/datascopeanalytics/scrubadub/pull/31
diff --git a/scrubadub/__init__.py b/scrubadub/__init__.py
index 69e70af9..24feb104 100644
--- a/scrubadub/__init__.py
+++ b/scrubadub/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from . import filth
 from . import detectors
 
-__version__ = VERSION = "1.1.1"
+__version__ = VERSION = "1.2.0"
 
 
 def clean(text, cls=None, **kwargs):