diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 83bcd5d..2f2dce4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock-backups/compare/v1.1.0...HEAD)
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock-backups/compare/v1.2.0...HEAD)
 
 Please do not update the unreleased notes.
 
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ Please do not update the unreleased notes.
 
 - Add backups plugin
 
+## [v1.2.0](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock-backups/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0) - 2024-01-17
+
+### [1.2.0](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock-backups/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0) (2024-01-17)
+
+#### Features
+
+- allow to install drydock backups as non-editable and add mysql backups init job ([#5](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock-backups/issues/5)) ([730ac77](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock-backups/commit/730ac7723526caf4c7ec7581c7071658ba768bcf))
+
 ## [v1.1.0](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock-backups/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0) - 2024-01-16
 
 ### [1.1.0](https://github.com/eduNEXT/drydock-backups/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0) (2024-01-16)
diff --git a/drydock_backups/__about__.py b/drydock_backups/__about__.py
index 6849410..c68196d 100644
--- a/drydock_backups/__about__.py
+++ b/drydock_backups/__about__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.1.0"
+__version__ = "1.2.0"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c38795d..280c516 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.1.0
+current_version = 1.2.0
 commit = False
 tag = False