diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a587eac40..80598a6eb 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+## Changes in 1.2.8 (2023-09-01)
+
+🙌 Improvements
+
+- New avatar colouring + username colouring. ([#1603](https://github.com/vector-im/element-x-ios/issues/1603))
+
+🐛 Bugfixes
+
+- Fix the size of the generated thumbnail when uploading media ([#980](https://github.com/vector-im/element-x-ios/issues/980))
+- Avatar colouring is aligned to web. ([#1345](https://github.com/vector-im/element-x-ios/issues/1345))
+
+
 ## Changes in 1.2.7 (2023-08-31)
 
 🙌 Improvements
diff --git a/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 7b950356e..b2aa10d6b 100644
--- a/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ElementX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -5234,7 +5234,7 @@
 				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.4;
 				KEYCHAIN_ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTIFIER = "$(AppIdentifierPrefix)$(BASE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)";
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.3;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.2.8;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.2.9;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
@@ -5309,7 +5309,7 @@
 				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 16.4;
 				KEYCHAIN_ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTIFIER = "$(AppIdentifierPrefix)$(BASE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)";
 				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 13.3;
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.2.8;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.2.9;
 				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = INCLUDE_SOURCE;
 				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
 				ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH = YES;
diff --git a/changelog.d/1345.bugfix b/changelog.d/1345.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index ea824160c..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/1345.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Avatar colouring is aligned to web.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/1603.change b/changelog.d/1603.change
deleted file mode 100644
index 5796d2778..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/1603.change
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-New avatar colouring + username colouring.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/980.bugfix b/changelog.d/980.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dc645718..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/980.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fix the size of the generated thumbnail when uploading media
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project.yml b/project.yml
index 162a34f48..cee915060 100644
--- a/project.yml
+++ b/project.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ settings:
   APP_NAME: ElementX
   APP_DISPLAY_NAME: Element X
   KEYCHAIN_ACCESS_GROUP_IDENTIFIER: $(AppIdentifierPrefix)$(BASE_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)
-  MARKETING_VERSION: 1.2.8
+  MARKETING_VERSION: 1.2.9
   CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION: 1
   DEVELOPMENT_TEAM: 7J4U792NQT