diff --git a/python/rio-pmtiles/CHANGELOG.md b/python/rio-pmtiles/CHANGELOG.md
index d16398f..8d2d009 100644
--- a/python/rio-pmtiles/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/python/rio-pmtiles/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1.2.0
+------
+allow min and/or max zoom to be omitted when specifying zoom levels by @JaffaKetchup [#623]
+
 1.1.0
 ------
 * Compute and use OVERVIEW_LEVEL to read appropriate overviews instead of full resolution by @qchenevier [#601]
diff --git a/python/rio-pmtiles/rio_pmtiles/__init__.py b/python/rio-pmtiles/rio_pmtiles/__init__.py
index eb5a726..97bca13 100644
--- a/python/rio-pmtiles/rio_pmtiles/__init__.py
+++ b/python/rio-pmtiles/rio_pmtiles/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """rio-pmtiles package"""
 
-__version__ = "1.1.0"
+__version__ = "1.2.0"