diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 077bc02a8..391149acf 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.1.0"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{".":"1.2.0"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e42f88cae..513189765 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0) (2023-02-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* added implementation of immutable evaluation context ([#210](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/210)) ([6c14d87](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/6c14d87c2e54c953eff351fa1ccdd914fa08b6ed))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update dependency io.cucumber:cucumber-bom to v7.11.1 ([#271](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/271)) ([8845242](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/88452423303f8c1feada733f1c9d4db845d64a5b))
+* **deps:** update dependency org.projectlombok:lombok to v1.18.26 ([#277](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/277)) ([aad036a](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/aad036a0113e2d248e493d0d87e52320a66df7a2))
+* improve error logs for evaluation failure ([#276](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/276)) ([9349997](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/93499975d0b9ae30aa34db999d8aa3d7c955da70))
+* MutableContext and ImmutableContext merge are made recursive ([#280](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/issues/280)) ([bd4e12e](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/commit/bd4e12e16f3c4af5cdcad490977ccc0842e1ded6))
+
 ## [1.1.0](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk/compare/v1.0.1...v1.1.0) (2023-01-24)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3400c6e3f..5ac1e6ea8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ For complete documentation, visit: https://docs.openfeature.dev/docs/category/co
 <dependency>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-    <version>1.1.0</version>
+    <version>1.2.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ If you would like snapshot builds, this is the relevant repository information:
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.1.0'
+    implementation 'dev.openfeature:sdk:1.2.0'
 }
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f1b25059..930d2b84b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>dev.openfeature</groupId>
   <artifactId>sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>1.1.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+  <version>1.2.0</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 9084fa2f7..26aaba0e8 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.0
+1.2.0