diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index afc1fb6..fbc578e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ repos:
       - id: debug-statements
 
   - repo: https://github.com/crate-ci/typos
-    rev: v1.16.23
+    rev: v1.16.24
     hooks:
       - id: typos
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 78753cd..0348d17 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-- chore: update dependencies
+## [0.1.2] - 2023-12-07
+
 - build: add minimum pytket/pytket-quantinuum versions
+- build: pin pecos to pre-release version
+- chore: update dependencies
 
 ## [0.1.1] - 2023-11-17
 
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@ First release.
 
 [0.1.0]: https://github.com/CQCL/pytket-phir/commits/v0.1.0
 [0.1.1]: https://github.com/CQCL/pytket-phir/compare/v0.1.0...v0.1.1
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/CQCL/pytket-phir/compare/v0.1.1...HEAD
+[0.1.2]: https://github.com/CQCL/pytket-phir/compare/v0.1.1...v0.1.2
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/CQCL/pytket-phir/compare/v0.1.2...HEAD
 
 <!-- markdownlint-configure-file {"MD024": {"siblings_only" : true}, "MD034": false} -->
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b875b45..ca787a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ Just issue `pip install pytket-phir` to obtain the latest stable release.
 
 The package includes a tool for emulating QASM files from the command line using PECOS.
 
-NOTE: The CLI currently requires installation of additional dependencies using
-`pip install projectq "quantum-pecos@git+https://github.com/PECOS-packages/PECOS.git@development"`
+Install additional dependencies needed for the CLI using `pip install pytket-phir[phirc]`.
 
 ```sh
 ❯ phirc -h
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 34a3a70..a3f3198 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 docs = ["sphinx", "pydata_sphinx_theme"]
-phirc = ["projectq"] # add quantum-pecos>=5.0.0 once released
+phirc = ["projectq", "quantum-pecos>=0.5.0.dev2"]
 tests = ["pytest"]
 
 [project.scripts]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c2638fb..d3a8094 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ build==1.0.3
 mypy==1.7.1
 networkx==2.8.8
 phir==0.2.0
-pre-commit==3.5.0
+pre-commit==3.6.0
 pydata_sphinx_theme==0.14.4
 pytest==7.4.3
 pytket-quantinuum==0.26.0