diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 7f6af9d..a1a8560 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-AutoGrad v1.1.7 Release Notes
+AutoGrad v1.2.0 Release Notes
 =============================
 
+* Enhancements and bugfixes for the AutoGrad.Sparse type.
+
 
 AutoGrad v1.1.6 Release Notes
 =============================
diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index a4c0888..e95605b 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "AutoGrad"
 uuid = "6710c13c-97f1-543f-91c5-74e8f7d95b35"
 authors = ["Deniz Yuret <denizyuret@gmail.com>"]
-version = "1.1.7"
+version = "1.2.0"
 
 [deps]
 Libdl = "8f399da3-3557-5675-b5ff-fb832c97cbdb"