diff --git a/.release.sh b/.release.sh
index 78ae44d287..b626ab2c53 100755
--- a/.release.sh
+++ b/.release.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ echo "This will release Evennia $VERSION (based on evennia/VERSION.txt)."
 echo "Before continuing:"
 echo " 1. Make sure you have Evennia upload credentials for Github (tagging) and PyPi (main package)."
 echo " 2. Update CHANGELOG.md."
-echo " 3. Run 'make local' in docs/ to update dynamic docs and autodocstrings (may have to run twice)."
-echo " 4. Make sure VERSION.txt and pyproject.toml both show version $VERSION."
-echo " 5. Make sure all changes are committed, e.g. as 'Evennia 1.x.x bug-fix release' (un-staged files will be wiped)."
+echo " 3. Make sure pyproject.toml is set to the same version as evennia/VERSION.txt ($VERSION)."
+echo " 4. Run 'make local' in docs/ to update dynamic docs (like Changelog.md) and autodocstrings (may have to run twice)."
+echo " 5. Make sure all changes are committed, e.g. as 'Evennia $VERSION major/minor/patch release' (un-staged files will be wiped)."
 echo " 6. Make sure all unit tests pass!"
 
 read -p "Continue? [Y/n]> " yn
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 68a6b2a620..a1b94734c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Main
+## Evennia 1.2.0
 
 - Bug fix: `TagHandler.get` did not consistently cast to string (aMiss-aWry)
 - Bug fix: Channels hard to manage if given in different case (aMiss-aWry)
diff --git a/docs/source/Coding/Changelog.md b/docs/source/Coding/Changelog.md
index 68a6b2a620..a1b94734c0 100644
--- a/docs/source/Coding/Changelog.md
+++ b/docs/source/Coding/Changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Main
+## Evennia 1.2.0
 
 - Bug fix: `TagHandler.get` did not consistently cast to string (aMiss-aWry)
 - Bug fix: Channels hard to manage if given in different case (aMiss-aWry)
diff --git a/evennia/VERSION.txt b/evennia/VERSION.txt
index 524cb55242..26aaba0e86 100644
--- a/evennia/VERSION.txt
+++ b/evennia/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.1
+1.2.0
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ca76bb87a9..b69da71cfb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "evennia"
-version = "1.1.1"
+version = "1.2.0"
 maintainers = [{ name = "Griatch", email = "griatch@gmail.com" }]
 description = "A full-featured toolkit and server for text-based multiplayer games (MUDs, MU*, etc)."
 requires-python = ">=3.10"