diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index dd08c74e..f6629808 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-1.2.0-dev (DD/MM/YY)
+1.2.1 (DD/MM/YY)
+-----
+
+1.2.0 (DD/MM/YY)
 -----
 * New output formats:
   * ESRI Shapefile (format=shp)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8980be19..6e38f385 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "private": true,
     "name": "cartodb_api",
     "description": "high speed SQL api for cartodb",
-    "version": "1.2.0-dev",
+    "version": "1.2.1",
     "author": {
         "name": "Simon Tokumine, Sandro Santilli, Vizzuality",
         "url": "http://vizzuality.com",