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 yubico-piv-tool NEWS -- History of user-visible changes.        -*- outline -*-
 
-* Version 1.2.1 (unreleased)
+* Version 1.2.1 (released 2015-12-08)
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+** Fix issue with big certificates and status.
 
 * Version 1.2.0 (released 2015-12-07)