diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb40211..45e603b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [1.2.4] - 2024-03-23
 ### Changed
 - Allow empty log messages if you only want to create a log entry about a function being called.
 - Add more Apple ARM64 platforms: macOS, tvOS, watchOS
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4b1a8d..ef1575b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation("de.peilicke.sascha:log4k:1.2.3")
+    implementation("de.peilicke.sascha:log4k:1.2.4")
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/log4k-slf4j/build.gradle.kts b/log4k-slf4j/build.gradle.kts
index 355fb3b..54d835e 100644
--- a/log4k-slf4j/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/log4k-slf4j/build.gradle.kts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 group = "de.peilicke.sascha"
-version = "1.2.3"
+version = "1.2.4"
 
 publishing {
     publications.withType<MavenPublication> {
diff --git a/log4k/build.gradle.kts b/log4k/build.gradle.kts
index 80e47bb..2c47df6 100644
--- a/log4k/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/log4k/build.gradle.kts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ android {
 }
 
 group = "de.peilicke.sascha"
-version = "1.2.3"
+version = "1.2.4"
 
 publishing {
     publications.withType<MavenPublication> {
diff --git a/scripts/inc.functions.sh b/scripts/inc.functions.sh
index 46d9d35..d6313d3 100644
--- a/scripts/inc.functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/inc.functions.sh
@@ -31,13 +31,10 @@ safe() {
 }
 
 sed2() {
-  _args=$(echo "${@}" | cut -d" " -f2-)
-  sed -i'.bak' "$1" "${_args}"
-  for file in ${_args}; do
+  cmd="${1}"
+  shift
+  sed -i'.bak' "${cmd}" "${@}"
+  for file in "${@}"; do
     rm "${file}.bak"
   done
 }
-
-get_version_name() {
-  grep "version = " "$1" | xargs | cut -d"=" -f2
-}
diff --git a/scripts/release b/scripts/release
index dcab965..9dcd834 100755
--- a/scripts/release
+++ b/scripts/release
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ function version_gt() {
   test "$(printf '%s\n' "$@" | sort -V | head -n 1)" != "$1"
 }
 
+get_version_name() {
+  grep "version = " "$1" | cut -d"=" -f2 | xargs
+}
+
 # Checks
 if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
   usage