diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index a382aa86..4efdf455 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Changelog for package reach_core
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Forthcoming
------------
+1.2.0 (2023-05-11)
+------------------
 * Exposed plugin implementations for linking by downstream projects (`#45 <https://github.com/marip8/reach/issues/45>`_)
 * Contributors: Michael Ripperger
 
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 6f8f33b8..8226e588 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <package format="2">
   <name>reach</name>
-  <version>1.1.0</version>
+  <version>1.2.0</version>
   <description>The reach package</description>
 
   <license>Apache 2.0</license>