diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 501ea3a..198db35 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.0...3.27)
-project (json-rpc-shell VERSION 1.1.0 LANGUAGES C)
+project (json-rpc-shell VERSION 1.2.0 LANGUAGES C)
 
 # Options
 option (WANT_READLINE "Use GNU Readline for the UI (better)" ON)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 20645b0..bfe64a9 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Unreleased
+1.2.0 (2024-12-24)
 
  * Add a backend for co-processes, such as language servers
 
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Unreleased
 
  * Miscellaneous libedit (editline) fixes
 
+ * Miscellaneous portability improvements
+
  * json-rpc-test-server: implement OpenRPC discovery
 
  * json-rpc-test-server: only serve regular files