diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 4da8492..5e40440 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2.1.2 (2018-05-24)
+------------------
+
+* Fixed spurious errors caused by websockets disconnecting before their
+  application was instantiated.
+
+* Stronger checking for type-safety of headers as bytestrings
+
+
 2.1.1 (2018-04-18)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/daphne/__init__.py b/daphne/__init__.py
index 58039f5..4eabd0b 100755
--- a/daphne/__init__.py
+++ b/daphne/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.1.1"
+__version__ = "2.1.2"