diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 650d562..84f7f81 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog for Maven-Parent
 
-
-## [v1.2.1-SNAPSHOT] - 2023-10-13
-* update groovy-all plugin dependency from 3.0.0-beta to 3.0.13 #25872
-
-## [v1.2.0] - 2023-05-12
+## [v1.2.0] - 2023-10-13
 
 ### Bug
-*  update jdk17 profiles groovy plugin version  in order to fix  #25872
+* update groovy-all plugin dependency from 3.0.0-beta to 3.0.13 #25872
+
+### Features
+* new maven profiles for managing jdk7 (gcore-legacy) and jdk17 build (see #24259)
+* add new group repositories for managing jdk17 dependencies resolution
+* update groovy-maven and javadoc plugin configuration #25108
+* add classpath external folder. see #25106
 
 ## [v1.1.0] - 2022-10-27
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 996ded9..ee54f5e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.gcube.tools</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.2.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <scm>