diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 629ef0c..65c3a09 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 1.2.0 (2023-11-12)
+
+### New features
+
+The new `highlightCode` function provides a higher-level interface for emitting highlighted code.
+
 ## 1.1.6 (2023-05-26)
 
 ### Bug fixes
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 68f85ad..41b5d3b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lezer/highlight",
-  "version": "1.1.6",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "Highlighting system for Lezer parse trees",
   "main": "dist/index.cjs",
   "type": "module",