diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index ef2106f5..83b4a882 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ For richer information consult the commit log on github with referenced pull req
 
 We do not include break-fix version release in this file.
 
+### v1.2
+
+- return field metadata on result object: access via result.fields[i].name/dataTypeID
+
 ### v1.1
 
 - built in support for `JSON` data type for PostgreSQL Server @ v9.2.0 or greater
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 15f7da80..b278cc38 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pg",
-  "version": "1.1.3",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "PostgreSQL client - pure javascript & libpq with the same API",
   "keywords": [
     "postgres",