diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index f4289c4..ebc9b4e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 CHANGES
 =======
 
-2.1.x
+2.1.2
 -----
 
 - enable `LTO`_ for wheel builds
+- update Cython
 
 .. _LTO: https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/LinkTimeOptimization
 
diff --git a/src/cchardet/version.py b/src/cchardet/version.py
index 55fa725..f811561 100644
--- a/src/cchardet/version.py
+++ b/src/cchardet/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.1.1'
+__version__ = '2.1.2'