diff --git a/api_core/CHANGELOG.md b/api_core/CHANGELOG.md
index d1a281f88b79..ab397270e1f6 100644
--- a/api_core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/api_core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-api-core/#history
 
+## 1.2.0
+
+### Implementation Changes
+- Add close method to grpc Channel (#5333)
+
+### Internal / Testing Changes
+- Fix tests after grpcio update (#5333)
+- Add Test runs for Python 3.7 and remove 3.4 (#5295)
+
 ## 1.1.2
 
 ### Packaging
diff --git a/api_core/setup.py b/api_core/setup.py
index 13309e6a1be6..56ffd6c69f25 100644
--- a/api_core/setup.py
+++ b/api_core/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 name = 'google-api-core'
 description = 'Google API client core library'
-version = '1.1.2'
+version = '1.2.0'
 # Should be one of:
 # 'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha'
 # 'Development Status :: 4 - Beta'