diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b967414d..caa894f59 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.11)
 project(gqrx)
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR "2")
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR "12")
-set(${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH "0")
+set(${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH "1")
 ##set(VERSION "${${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_PATCH}")
 set(VERSION "${${PROJECT_NAME}_MAJOR}.${${PROJECT_NAME}_MINOR}")
 add_definitions(-DVERSION="${VERSION}")
diff --git a/resources/news.txt b/resources/news.txt
index 3bd0333f8..03f472435 100644
--- a/resources/news.txt
+++ b/resources/news.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+    2.12.1: Released JAnuary 27, 2020
+
+       NEW: White Hot, Black Hot and White Hot compressed colormaps.
+
 
       2.12: Released January 26, 2020