diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 23a9698..562343f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.1](https://github.com/googleapis/python-essential-contacts/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.1) (2022-08-11)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** allow protobuf < 5.0.0 ([#134](https://github.com/googleapis/python-essential-contacts/issues/134)) ([36bc3d8](https://github.com/googleapis/python-essential-contacts/commit/36bc3d8de260870491bb2b8113576d9f6f73575d))
+* **deps:** require proto-plus >= 1.22.0 ([36bc3d8](https://github.com/googleapis/python-essential-contacts/commit/36bc3d8de260870491bb2b8113576d9f6f73575d))
+
 ## [1.2.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-essential-contacts/compare/v1.1.2...v1.2.0) (2022-07-14)
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 56819b0..078b29a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 name = "google-cloud-essential-contacts"
 description = "Essential Contacts API client library"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.2.1"
 release_status = "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable"
 dependencies = [
     "google-api-core[grpc] >= 1.32.0, <3.0.0dev,!=2.0.*,!=2.1.*,!=2.2.*,!=2.3.*,!=2.4.*,!=2.5.*,!=2.6.*,!=2.7.*",