diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e8c7a1d..f23c104d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -183,6 +183,14 @@ In a match file, each key corresponds to the string `path0.replace('/', '-')+'_'
 Multiple bug fixes and minor improvements.
 </details>
 
+<details>
+<summary>v1.2 (December 2021)</summary>
+
+- Bug fixes and usability improvements.
+- Support PIL backend for image resizing.
+- Add `__version__` attribute to check against future releases.
+</details>
+
 <details>
 <summary>v1.1 (July 2021)</summary>
 
diff --git a/hloc/__init__.py b/hloc/__init__.py
index 53832f8b..6644b475 100644
--- a/hloc/__init__.py
+++ b/hloc/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import sys
 
-__version__ = '1.1'
+__version__ = '1.2'
 
 logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stdout,
                     format='[%(asctime)s %(levelname)s] %(message)s',