diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 825cf69..8d9e8fc 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
+## [1.2.6] (Hotfix Release) - 2020-03-02
 ### Fixed
 Embed release date metadata only when available (follow up of #672) ([@ritiek](https://github.com/ritiek)) (#674)
 
diff --git a/spotdl/__init__.py b/spotdl/__init__.py
index b7e1990..64c7d51 100644
--- a/spotdl/__init__.py
+++ b/spotdl/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.2.5"
+__version__ = "1.2.6"