diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ebbd0e20fd..a939d188e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Upgrade libp2p libraries: @chainsafe/libp2p-noise@4.1.1, libp2p@0.32.4, libp2p-gossipsub@0.11.1.
 - Connects to a limited number of bootstrap nodes, defaults to 1.
 
+## [0.12.1] - 2021-09-16
+
+### Changed
+- **hot fix**: Connects to a limited number of bootstrap nodes, defaults to 1.
+
 ## [0.12.0] - 2021-09-2
 
 ### Added
@@ -217,6 +222,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - [Typedoc Documentation](https://status-im.github.io/js-waku/docs).
 
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/status-im/js-waku/compare/v0.12.0...HEAD
+[0.12.1]: https://github.com/status-im/js-waku/compare/v0.12.0...v0.12.1
 [0.12.0]: https://github.com/status-im/js-waku/compare/v0.11.0...v0.12.0
 [0.11.0]: https://github.com/status-im/js-waku/compare/v0.10.0...v0.11.0
 [0.10.0]: https://github.com/status-im/js-waku/compare/v0.9.0...v0.10.0
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3a6ffc5d24..b0f6d8f9fb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "js-waku",
-  "version": "0.12.0",
+  "version": "0.12.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "js-waku",
-      "version": "0.12.0",
+      "version": "0.12.1",
       "license": "MIT OR Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@chainsafe/libp2p-noise": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57c4219983..8979ebf176 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "js-waku",
-  "version": "0.12.0",
+  "version": "0.12.1",
   "description": "TypeScript implementation of the Waku v2 protocol",
   "main": "build/main/index.js",
   "typings": "build/main/index.d.ts",