diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index acbfb72..a18ebca 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.0)
-project (uirc3 VERSION 1.1.0 LANGUAGES C)
+project (uirc3 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 43e0363..eb3171f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.2.0 (202?-??-??) "There Are Other Countries As Well"
+1.2.0 (2021-07-08) "There Are Other Countries As Well"
 
  * degesch: added a /squery command for IRCnet
 
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
  * degesch: /ban and /unban don't mangle extended bans anymore
 
+ * degesch: joining new channels no longer switches to their buffer
+   automatically open them if the input buffer isn't empty
+
  * censor.lua: now stripping colours from censored messages;
    their attributes are also configurable rather than always black on black