diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 32417a7..99b55c0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Changes in version 1.12.1
---- --- -- 2012 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan(a)gmail.com>
+Wed May 23 2012 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan(a)gmail.com>
 
 + bugfix
   * pck-update - Davide Madrisan:
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 09ab41e..b7f42af 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+List of user visible changes in the release 1.12.1
+
+-- Update
+
+ * conf/02-specfile-formatting-rules.conf - Davide Madrisan:
+   Update 'source0_name_structure' to allow *.tar.xz archives.
+
+ * conf/06-security-system-library-paths.conf - Davide Madrisan:
+   allowed_libdirs: replace /opt/kde4/lib with /opt/kde/lib to avoid false
+   positives when scanning kde4 packages.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 List of user visible changes in the release 1.12.0
 
 -- Bug Fixes
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1e8e149..b3023c3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-VERSION=1.12.0
+VERSION=1.12.1
 RELEASE=1mamba