diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 078f3d961c0a..62650c7494aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to `Semantic Versioning`_ starting with version 1.0.
 
 
-[Unreleased 1.2.6] - `master`_
+[Unreleased 1.2.7] - `master`_
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 Added
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ Removed
 
 Fixed
 -----
-- fixed bug that occurred when sending ``elements:`` through a channel that doesn't support them
+
+[1.2.6] - 2019-09-02
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Fixed
+-----
+- fixed bug that occurred when sending template ``elements`` through a channel that doesn't support them
 
 
 [1.2.5] - 2019-08-26
diff --git a/rasa/version.py b/rasa/version.py
index b7e19904935f..64c7d51e0c03 100644
--- a/rasa/version.py
+++ b/rasa/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.2.5"
+__version__ = "1.2.6"