diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index bdf85bc..aea2187 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.12.1 / 2020-03-29
+===================
+ * fix: handle autopopulate within nested document array when top-level array is empty #70
+
 0.12.0 / 2020-02-05
 ===================
  * feat: autopopulate discriminators post `find()`, `findOne()`, and `findOneAndUpdate()` #26
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d164a9..40b87c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mongoose-autopopulate",
-  "version": "0.12.0",
+  "version": "0.12.1",
   "description": "Always populate() certain fields in your mongoose schemas",
   "main": "index.js",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongoose-autopopulate",