diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build-deploy.yml
index 3a23c74ce46..974caec79f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build-deploy.yml
@@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ jobs:
             docker pull quay.io/cortexproject/cortex:v1.17.2
             docker pull quay.io/cortexproject/cortex:v1.18.1
             docker pull quay.io/cortexproject/cortex:v1.19.1
-            docker pull quay.io/cortexproject/cortex:v1.20.0
+            docker pull quay.io/cortexproject/cortex:v1.20.1
           elif [ "$TEST_TAGS" = "integration_query_fuzz" ]; then
-            docker pull quay.io/cortexproject/cortex:v1.20.0 
+            docker pull quay.io/cortexproject/cortex:v1.20.1
             docker pull quay.io/prometheus/prometheus:v3.6.0
           fi
           docker pull memcached:1.6.1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e34dffcf6a..e65cefde18f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@
 * [ENHANCEMENT] Distributor: Optimize memory usage by recycling v2 requests. #7131
 * [BUGFIX] Ring: Change DynamoDB KV to retry indefinitely for WatchKey. #7088
 * [BUGFIX] Ruler: Add XFunctions validation support. #7111
-* [BUGFIX] Distributor: Fix panic on health check failure when using stream push. #7116
 * [BUGFIX] Querier: propagate Prometheus info annotations in protobuf responses. #7132
 
+## 1.20.1 2025-12-03
+
+* [BUGFIX] Distributor: Fix panic on health check failure when using stream push. #7116
+
 ## 1.20.0 2025-11-10
 
 * [CHANGE] StoreGateway/Alertmanager: Add default 5s connection timeout on client. #6603
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 39893559155..0044d6cb969 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.20.0
+1.20.1
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/.env b/docs/getting-started/.env
index 4b6b2d5bb3e..52b62bd990b 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/.env
+++ b/docs/getting-started/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CORTEX_VERSION=v1.20.0
+CORTEX_VERSION=v1.20.1
 GRAFANA_VERSION=10.4.2
 PROMETHEUS_VERSION=v3.2.1
 SEAWEEDFS_VERSION=3.67
diff --git a/integration/backward_compatibility_test.go b/integration/backward_compatibility_test.go
index 32ce382fa32..510e7ea7b3d 100644
--- a/integration/backward_compatibility_test.go
+++ b/integration/backward_compatibility_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var (
 		"quay.io/cortexproject/cortex:v1.17.2": nil,
 		"quay.io/cortexproject/cortex:v1.18.1": nil,
 		"quay.io/cortexproject/cortex:v1.19.1": nil,
-		"quay.io/cortexproject/cortex:v1.20.0": nil,
+		"quay.io/cortexproject/cortex:v1.20.1": nil,
 	}
 )