diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 82328540a..8db7f382d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+*.swp
 *.o
 *.d
 *.gcda
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 31a7a8b2c..6f628b17f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Dunst changelog
 
+## 1.12.1 -- 2024-12-17
+
+### Changed
+- Improve man pages and add `dunstify(1)`
+- Accept old `height` syntax again (with notice) (#1412)
+- Add `history-clear` and `history-rm` zsh completions (#1418)
+
+### Fixed
+- Memory corruption when reloading (#1413)
+- Fix height calculation regression (#1411)
+- Handle correctly file uri icons (#1409)
+- Fix typos in docs (#1415)
+
 ## 1.12.0 -- 2024-11-30
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c61a0d67..de453f793 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 include config.mk
 
-VERSION := "1.12.0-non-git"
+VERSION := "1.12.1 (2024-12-17)"
 ifneq ($(wildcard ./.git/),)
 VERSION := $(shell ${GIT} describe --tags 2>/dev/null || echo ${VERSION})
 endif