diff --git a/docs/sphinx/releases/whats_new_1_2_1.rst b/docs/sphinx/releases/whats_new_1_2_1.rst
index 00668abb7f78..e044f0cbe7ae 100644
--- a/docs/sphinx/releases/whats_new_1_2_1.rst
+++ b/docs/sphinx/releases/whats_new_1_2_1.rst
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 .. _hpx_1_2_1:
 
-=========================
-|hpx| V1.2.1 (unreleased)
-=========================
+===========================
+|hpx| V1.2.1 (Feb 19, 2019)
+===========================
 
 General changes
 ===============
diff --git a/hpx/config/version.hpp b/hpx/config/version.hpp
index ef19b86b6920..351ec00ab19e 100644
--- a/hpx/config/version.hpp
+++ b/hpx/config/version.hpp
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@
 #define HPX_VERSION_MINOR        2
 #define HPX_VERSION_SUBMINOR     1
 
-#define HPX_VERSION_DATE         20190206
+#define HPX_VERSION_DATE         20190219
 
 #if !defined(HPX_AGAS_VERSION)
     #define HPX_AGAS_VERSION 0x30
 #endif
 
-#define HPX_VERSION_TAG          "-rc3"
+#define HPX_VERSION_TAG          ""
 
 #if !defined(HPX_HAVE_GIT_COMMIT)
     #define HPX_HAVE_GIT_COMMIT  "unknown"