diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
index 2731d2cb2..4a38d7fbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
     tags:
       - '*.*.*'
 env:
-  NEEDS_VERSION: 1.2.1
+  NEEDS_VERSION: 1.2.2
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 77d426060..8582f77c3 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -12,11 +12,20 @@ License
 -----
 Released: under development
 
+1.2.2
+-----
+Released: 08.02.2023
+
+* Bugfix: Changed needed version of jsonschema-lib to be not so strict.
+  (`#871 <https://github.com/useblocks/sphinx-needs/pull/871>`_)
+
 1.2.1
 -----
 Released: 08.02.2023
 
 * Bugfix: Fixed pygls version compatibility.
+  (`#867 <https://github.com/useblocks/sphinx-needs/pull/867>`_,
+  `#865 <https://github.com/useblocks/sphinx-needs/pull/865>`_)
 
 1.2.0
 -----
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a1e55e34e..686266e55 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = "1.2"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "1.2.1"
+release = "1.2.2"
 
 on_rtd = os.environ.get("READTHEDOCS") == "True"
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 98ed18e02..56ac50761 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "sphinx-needs"
 
 # !! Don't miss updates in needs.py, conf.py, changelog.rst, and .github/workflows/docker !!!
-version = "1.2.1"
+version = "1.2.2"
 
 description = "Sphinx needs extension for managing needs/requirements and specifications"
 authors = ["team useblocks <info@useblocks.com>"]
diff --git a/sphinx_needs/needs.py b/sphinx_needs/needs.py
index a88182092..e23d80315 100644
--- a/sphinx_needs/needs.py
+++ b/sphinx_needs/needs.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 from sphinx_needs.utils import INTERNALS, NEEDS_FUNCTIONS, node_match
 from sphinx_needs.warnings import process_warnings
 
-VERSION = "1.2.1"
+VERSION = "1.2.2"
 NEEDS_FUNCTIONS.clear()