diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 91a8926..f0a2d3c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/); version
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.2.1] - 2026-08-11
+
+Panel refinements after 1.2.0: navigation icons, status-badge centreing,
+drill-down back-link placement, and safeguards for the sole global
+administrator. Upgrading is a tag bump; no migration.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - panel: status badge text sat low in the box (and below the heading or label
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 579b823..dd3703a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ docker run --rm -d --name selfpost-try \
   -e SELFPOST_HOSTNAME=mail.local.test \
   -e PANEL_COOKIE_SECURE=false \
   -v selfpost-try-data:/data \
-  ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:1.2.0
+  ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:1.2.1
 ```
 
 **Get the setup URL** (pick one):
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
index 1088faf..3e469cb 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 services:
   selfpost:
-    image: ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:1.2.0
+    image: ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:1.2.1
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       SELFPOST_HOSTNAME: "${SELFPOST_HOSTNAME:?set the mail/panel hostname, e.g. mail.example.com}"
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index ad6d860..768be6d 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Requires Go 1.26+ and `CGO_ENABLED=0`.
 
 ```sh
 make build        # bin/panel, bin/selfpost-backup (VERSION=dev by default)
-make build VERSION=1.2.0
+make build VERSION=1.2.1
 ```
 
 Or directly:
diff --git a/docs/guide.md b/docs/guide.md
index 1cafd8c..fbc8dcb 100644
--- a/docs/guide.md
+++ b/docs/guide.md
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ but it can look like an open port in external scans.
 ## Fixed image tag
 
 `deploy/docker-compose.yml` pins an explicit version (`ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:X.Y.Z`),
-deliberately never `:latest`. The current pin is `1.2.0`. Intermediate
+deliberately never `:latest`. The current pin is `1.2.1`. Intermediate
 CHANGELOG sections (`0.2.0`…`0.6.0`) record development cuts from before that
 image was published. Pinning matters because of the backup version check above:
 the panel binary's embedded version and the image tag that produced it are the