diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1003adacb..188fd6cd1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.2.2] - 2021-06-16
+
+### Changed
+
+- Perform cartodbfication step after COPY from for performance improvement (#1735)
+- Use UDF strategy on drop-add columns to avoid Batch API payload limit (#1734)
+
 ## [1.2.1] - 2021-04-28
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 301ac326a..40c33875c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ CARTOframes
 
 .. image:: https://travis-ci.org/CartoDB/cartoframes.svg?branch=develop
     :target: https://travis-ci.org/CartoDB/cartoframes
-.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/pypi-v1.2.1-orange
-    :target: https://pypi.org/project/cartoframes/1.2.1
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/pypi-v1.2.2-orange
+    :target: https://pypi.org/project/cartoframes/1.2.2
 
 A Python package for integrating `CARTO <https://carto.com/>`__ maps, analysis, and data services into data science workflows.
 
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ Python data analysis workflows often rely on the de facto standards `pandas <htt
 Try it Out
 ==========
 
-* Stable (1.2.1): |stable|
+* Stable (1.2.2): |stable|
 * Latest (develop branch): |develop|
 
 .. |stable| image:: https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg
-    :target: https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/cartodb/cartoframes/v1.2.1?filepath=examples
+    :target: https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/cartodb/cartoframes/v1.2.2?filepath=examples
 
 .. |develop| image:: https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg
     :target: https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/cartodb/cartoframes/develop?filepath=examples
diff --git a/cartoframes/_version.py b/cartoframes/_version.py
index 3f262a634..923b98792 100644
--- a/cartoframes/_version.py
+++ b/cartoframes/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.2.1'
+__version__ = '1.2.2'