diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4525281a..f9725a2e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "comrak"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.12.1"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "entities",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1dd5aa20..20682111 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "comrak"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.12.1"
 authors = ["Ashe Connor <ashe@kivikakk.ee>"]
 description = "A 100% CommonMark-compatible GitHub Flavored Markdown parser and formatter"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/comrak"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69086ec7..f67888b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ curl.exe -A "MS" https://webinstall.dev/comrak | powershell
 
 ``` console
 $ comrak --help
-comrak 0.12.0
+comrak 0.12.1
 Ashe Connor <ashe@kivikakk.ee>
 A 100% CommonMark-compatible GitHub Flavored Markdown parser and formatter
 
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 1089b6e8..f5a724ea 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+### 0.12.1
+
+* Only load syntax and theme sets once, on Syntect plugin instantiation. (#197)
+* Match syntax highlighting language names more loosely. (#198)
+
 ### 0.12.0
 
 * Add pluggable syntax highlighting, and default implementation with syntect.