diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 047d3dc2..73c68e72 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+version 1.2.5 (not yet released)
+-------------
+
+Bug Fixes
+
+    - Fig bug slicing tables that have TBIT columns
+
 version 1.2.4
 -------------
 
diff --git a/fitsio/__init__.py b/fitsio/__init__.py
index cca79d06..54ae40b7 100644
--- a/fitsio/__init__.py
+++ b/fitsio/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 usage.
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.2.4'
+__version__ = '1.2.5'
 
 from . import fitslib
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 707be3c2..56d1944b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def check_system_cfitsio_objects(self, obj_name):
 
 setup(
     name="fitsio",
-    version="1.2.4",
+    version="1.2.5",
     description=description,
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown; charset=UTF-8; variant=GFM',