diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa07fe9..f330323 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ maddy uses [semver versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## Upcoming
 
-* ![**FIXED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-FIXED-%23090) Parser.h version() method clashing with VERSION defines at global scope 
+* ?
+
+## version 1.2.1 2023-08-06
+
+* ![**FIXED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-FIXED-%23090) Parser.h version() method clashing with VERSION defines at global scope
 
 ## version 1.2.0 2023-07-27
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3d3b0e..177cabc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # maddy
 
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
-[![Version: 1.2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.2.0-brightgreen.svg)](https://semver.org/)
+[![Version: 1.2.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.2.1-brightgreen.svg)](https://semver.org/)
 
 maddy is a C++ Markdown to HTML **header-only** parser library.
 
diff --git a/include/maddy/parser.h b/include/maddy/parser.h
index 42cae89..7d9b48b 100644
--- a/include/maddy/parser.h
+++ b/include/maddy/parser.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Parser
    * Check https://github.com/progsource/maddy/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
    * for the changelog.
   */
-  static const std::string version() { static const std::string v = "1.2.0"; return v; }
+  static const std::string& version() { static const std::string v = "1.2.1"; return v; }
 
   /**
    * ctor
diff --git a/include/maddy/parserconfig.h b/include/maddy/parserconfig.h
index ddf129c..cb1171a 100644
--- a/include/maddy/parserconfig.h
+++ b/include/maddy/parserconfig.h
@@ -58,11 +58,15 @@ struct ParserConfig
 {
   /**
    * @deprecated will be removed in 1.4.0 latest
+   *
+   * this flag = false == `enabledParsers &= ~maddy::types::EMPHASIZED_PARSER`
   */
   bool isEmphasizedParserEnabled;
 
   /**
    * @deprecated will be removed in 1.4.0 latest
+   *
+   * this flag = false == `enabledParsers |= maddy::types::HTML_PARSER`
   */
   bool isHTMLWrappedInParagraph;