diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index da69033..9fc516c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.12.1
+
+  * switch to vte291 for gtk3
+
 1.12.0
 
   * Fix --tab option that has been broken in 1.10.0
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 36945ff..6bd75a4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 m4_define([gt_version_major],[1])
 m4_define([gt_version_minor],[12])
-m4_define([gt_version_micro],[0])
+m4_define([gt_version_micro],[1])
 m4_define([gt_version_extra],[])
 m4_define([gt_version],[gt_version_major().gt_version_minor().gt_version_micro()gt_version_extra])