diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 2b1de58..851e900 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Description: Client for 'jq', a 'JSON' processor (<https://stedolan.github.io/jq
     written in C. 'jq' allows the following with 'JSON' data: index into, parse, 
     do calculations, cut up and filter, change key names and values, perform 
     conditionals and comparisons, and more.
-Version: 1.1.0.92
+Version: 1.2.0
 Depends:
     R (>= 3.1.2)
 License: MIT + file LICENSE
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 805f587..c018f1b 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+jqr 1.2.0
+=========
+
+### MINOR IMPROVEMENTS
+
+* fix to internal method `pipeline_on_exit()` for compatibility with the upcoming magrittr v2.0 (#82) thanks @lionel- !
+* `jq()` errors better now when any NA class passed to it (#78)
+
 jqr 1.1.0
 =========
 
diff --git a/codemeta.json b/codemeta.json
index 1d1f817..34dc1bd 100644
--- a/codemeta.json
+++ b/codemeta.json
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@
   "codeRepository": "https://github.com/ropensci/jqr",
   "issueTracker": "https://github.com/ropensci/jqr/issues",
   "license": "https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "programmingLanguage": {
     "@type": "ComputerLanguage",
     "name": "R",
-    "version": "3.5.1",
     "url": "https://r-project.org"
   },
-  "runtimePlatform": "R version 3.5.1 Patched (2018-08-12 r75119)",
+  "runtimePlatform": "R version 4.0.3 Patched (2020-11-02 r79396)",
   "provider": {
     "@id": "https://cran.r-project.org",
     "@type": "Organization",
@@ -58,19 +57,6 @@
     }
   ],
   "softwareSuggestions": [
-    {
-      "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
-      "identifier": "roxygen2",
-      "name": "roxygen2",
-      "version": ">= 6.1.0",
-      "provider": {
-        "@id": "https://cran.r-project.org",
-        "@type": "Organization",
-        "name": "Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN)",
-        "url": "https://cran.r-project.org"
-      },
-      "sameAs": "https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=roxygen2"
-    },
     {
       "@type": "SoftwareApplication",
       "identifier": "jsonlite",
@@ -156,9 +142,19 @@
       "identifier": "https://sysreqs.r-hub.io/get/libjq"
     }
   ],
-  "contIntegration": "https://travis-ci.org/ropensci/jqr",
+  "contIntegration": "https://codecov.io/gh/ropensci/jqr",
   "releaseNotes": "https://github.com/ropensci/jqr/blob/master/NEWS.md",
   "readme": "https://github.com/ropensci/jqr/blob/master/README.md",
-  "fileSize": "41.962KB",
-  "keywords": ["json", "rstats", "jq", "r", "r-package"]
+  "fileSize": "0KB",
+  "keywords": [
+    "json",
+    "rstats",
+    "jq",
+    "r",
+    "r-package"
+  ],
+  "relatedLink": "https://docs.ropensci.org/jqr",
+  "contributor": {},
+  "copyrightHolder": {},
+  "funder": {}
 }
diff --git a/cran-comments.md b/cran-comments.md
index fdecaa2..43c1a06 100644
--- a/cran-comments.md
+++ b/cran-comments.md
@@ -1,26 +1,20 @@
 ## Test environments
 
-* local OS X install, R 3.5.1 patched
-* ubuntu 14.04 (on travis-ci), R 3.5.1
+* local OS X install, R 4.0.3 patched
+* ubuntu 16.04 (on travis-ci), R 4.0.3
 * win-builder (devel and release)
 
 ## R CMD check results
 
-0 errors | 0 warnings | 1 note
-
-  License components with restrictions and base license permitting such:
-     MIT + file LICENSE
-   File 'LICENSE':
-     YEAR: 2018
-     COPYRIGHT HOLDER: Scott Chamberlain
+0 errors | 0 warnings | 0 notes
 
 ## Reverse dependencies
 
-* I have run R CMD check on the 4 downstream dependencies. No errors were found. Summary at <https://github.com/ropensci/jqr/blob/master/revdep/README.md>. No problems were found.
+* I have run R CMD check on the 5 downstream dependencies. No errors were found. Summary at <https://github.com/ropensci/jqr/blob/master/revdep/README.md>.
 
 ---
 
-This version adds ability to handle file paths and urls, and adds some new methods.
+This version makes a fix for the forthcoming version of magrittr, which this package depends on.
 
 Thanks!
 Scott Chamberlain