diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b62f236..eb4d96ac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 ## Change Log
 
+### 1.2.0
+
+#### Changes
+- Restore metadata support to generated clients by @lowasser in https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/pull/268
+- fixed application name in client by @Arashi5 in https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/pull/284
+- Mark deprecated service methods with `@Deprecated`. by @lowasser in https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/pull/264
+- Open context val in order to allow overriding by @bjoernmayer in https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/pull/287
+- Defer writing headers until the first message stanza is sent by @rwbergstrom in https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/pull/275
+- Support StatusException in CoroutineContextServerInterceptor. by @hovinen in https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/pull/249
+- Cleanup by @jamesward in https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/pull/293
+- kotlin protos by @jamesward in https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/pull/266
+
+#### New Contributors
+- @Arashi5 made their first contribution in https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/pull/284
+- @bjoernmayer made their first contribution in https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/pull/287
+- @rwbergstrom made their first contribution in https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/pull/275
+- @hovinen made their first contribution in https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/pull/249
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0
+
 ### 1.1.0
 
 #### Features
@@ -12,10 +32,10 @@
   [examples/stub-android/build.gradle.kts](examples/stub-android/build.gradle.kts)
   - The `grpc-kotlin-stub-lite` library no longer exists, instead use `grpc-kotlin-stub`.
   - `grpc-kotlin-stub` now exports the `javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api` dependency, so you can drop it from your project's explicitly listed dependencies.
- - Added support for proto3 optional fields (#218)
- - Added `SERVICE_NAME` constant (#236)
+- Added support for proto3 optional fields (#218)
+- Added `SERVICE_NAME` constant (#236)
 
 #### Fixes
 
- - Updated to latest grpc version for ARM compatibility (#244)
- - Improved examples organization (#183)
+- Updated to latest grpc version for ARM compatibility (#244)
+- Improved examples organization (#183)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f888af41..a3aac7da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ This repo includes the sources for the following:
 For more information, see the following [Kotlin/JVM pages from grpc.io][]:
 
 - [Quick start][]
+- [Maven / Gradle Plugin instructions]
 - [Basics tutorial][]
 - [API reference][]
 
@@ -50,3 +51,4 @@ Note that [official releases][] are [published to Maven Central][].
 [protocolbuffers/protobuf#3742]: https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/issues/3742
 [published to Maven Central]: https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:io.grpc%20AND%20grpc-kotlin
 [Quick start]: https://grpc.io/docs/languages/kotlin/quickstart/
+[Maven / Gradle Plugin instructions]: compiler/README.md
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 3a32db55..909ae3b7 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ subprojects {
     }
 
     group = "io.grpc"
-    version = "1.1.0" // CURRENT_GRPC_KOTLIN_VERSION
+    version = "1.2.0" // CURRENT_GRPC_KOTLIN_VERSION
 
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
diff --git a/examples/build.gradle.kts b/examples/build.gradle.kts
index 9fbcc247..3747a10c 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
 
 // todo: move to subprojects, but how?
 ext["grpcVersion"] = "1.39.0" // need to wait for grpc kotlin to move past this
-ext["grpcKotlinVersion"] = "1.1.0" // CURRENT_GRPC_KOTLIN_VERSION
+ext["grpcKotlinVersion"] = "1.2.0" // CURRENT_GRPC_KOTLIN_VERSION
 ext["protobufVersion"] = "3.18.1"
 ext["coroutinesVersion"] = "1.5.2"