diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fba93688..c245e3b3 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Changes in 1.12.1
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Released: 2021-10-08
+
+The security fix in the 1.12.1 release failed when used with some
+older versions of libseccomp (that don't know about the new syscalls).
+
 Changes in 1.12.0
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2021-10-08
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 941c03e5..c6e66633 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
 m4_define([flatpak_major_version], [1])
 m4_define([flatpak_minor_version], [12])
-m4_define([flatpak_micro_version], [0])
+m4_define([flatpak_micro_version], [1])
 m4_define([flatpak_extra_version], [])
 m4_define([flatpak_interface_age], [0])
 m4_define([flatpak_binary_age],