diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index ece9ff2..34641ff 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 History
 =======
 
-1.1.1 (2024-02-23)
+1.2.0 (2024-02-23)
 ------------------
 
-* Add some extra attributes from updated ORSO specification.
+* Introduce reading and writing of NeXus files ORSO binary standard (*.orb)
+* Add some extra attributes from updated ORSO specification (v1.1).
+* Add polarization options for x-ray instruments.
 * Fix compatibility with Python 3.12, resolving issue #115.
 * Move tests to orsopy sub-folders to prevent interference with other packages.
 * Some updates to the package documentation.
diff --git a/orsopy/__init__.py b/orsopy/__init__.py
index bf7dcef..2ef1bd8 100644
--- a/orsopy/__init__.py
+++ b/orsopy/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Top-level package for orsopy."""
 
-__version__ = "1.1.1"
+__version__ = "1.2.0"
 
 # this is imported in submodules to be able to overwrite it with pydantic
 from dataclasses import dataclass