diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 833bc60..95bbe98 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 AC_PREREQ(2.63.2)
 
 m4_define(xed_major_version, 1)
-m4_define(xed_minor_version, 0)
-m4_define(xed_micro_version, 6)
+m4_define(xed_minor_version, 2)
+m4_define(xed_micro_version, 0)
 m4_define(xed_version, xed_major_version.xed_minor_version.xed_micro_version)
 
 AC_INIT([xed], [xed_version],
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 280199e..23eca56 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,35 @@
+xed (1.2.0) serena; urgency=medium
+
+  [ JosephMcc ]
+  * configure: Don't require passing --with-gtk=3.0 to build
+
+  [ Clement Lefebvre ]
+  * Fixed NEWS files
+  * Add "notepad" to the list of menu item keywords
+  * Fixed some UI elements not localized
+  * Makepot
+  * Revert "Makepot"
+  * Revert "Fixed some UI elements not localized"
+  * When running as root, add an infobar to warn about Elevated Privileges
+  * Toolbar: Don't emphasize toolbar items (save, open, undo)
+  * Give Xed a Sublime-like searchbar
+  * Reformated code to conform to Mint coding style
+  * Default Settings: Changed line width to 120 chars and enabled "insert-spaces".
+
+  [ JosephMcc ]
+  * toolbar: Revamp the main toolbar style
+  * ui: Convert the remaining actions to use symbolic icons
+  * prefs: Remove now unused toolbar style prefs
+  * ui: Don't hide the main notebook tabs in fullscreen
+  * xed-close-button: Convert to using a symbolic icon
+  * filbrowser-plugin: Convert indentation to spaces and remove extra whitespace
+  * filebrowser-plugin: Convert most icons to symbolic icons
+
+  [ Clement Lefebvre ]
+  * Update pot file
+
+ -- Clement Lefebvre <root@linuxmint.com>  Wed, 02 Nov 2016 15:55:04 +0000
+
 xed (1.0.6) sarah; urgency=medium
 
   [ Michael Webster ]