diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5975b143a..434dcac4f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.8
\ No newline at end of file
+1.2.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/messages.json b/messages.json
index ddffa411c..762e5cace 100644
--- a/messages.json
+++ b/messages.json
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@
     "1.2.6": "messages/1.2.6.txt",
     "1.2.7": "messages/1.2.7.txt",
     "1.2.8": "messages/1.2.8.txt",
+    "1.2.9": "messages/1.2.9.txt",
     "install": "messages/install.txt"
 }
diff --git a/messages/1.2.9.txt b/messages/1.2.9.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbf740137
--- /dev/null
+++ b/messages/1.2.9.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+=> 1.2.9
+
+Fixes & Features:
+
+- Fix "go-to" actions with side-by-side flag after a breaking change in ST 4096 (#1563) (Rafał Chłodnicki)
+- Look up the sig help triggers via the buffer capabilities (Raoul Wols)
+- Always look up the session name for lsp_execute (#1557) (Raoul Wols)
+- Extend disabled_capabilities with more options (#1555) (Predrag Nikolic)
diff --git a/plugin/core/version.py b/plugin/core/version.py
index 1ac3c0188..ab67d3f5d 100644
--- a/plugin/core/version.py
+++ b/plugin/core/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = (1, 2, 8)
+__version__ = (1, 2, 9)