diff --git a/apple-news.php b/apple-news.php
index a8d5e5d7d..c1801cd3f 100644
--- a/apple-news.php
+++ b/apple-news.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Publish to Apple News
  * Plugin URI:  http://github.com/alleyinteractive/apple-news
  * Description: Export and sync posts to Apple format.
- * Version:     1.2.5
+ * Version:     1.2.6
  * Author:      Alley Interactive
  * Author URI:  https://www.alleyinteractive.com
  * Text Domain: apple-news
diff --git a/includes/class-apple-news.php b/includes/class-apple-news.php
index 29dd84e1d..7943eb3b3 100644
--- a/includes/class-apple-news.php
+++ b/includes/class-apple-news.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Apple_News {
 	 * @var string
 	 * @access public
 	 */
-	public static $version = '1.2.5';
+	public static $version = '1.2.6';
 
 	/**
 	 * Link to support for the plugin on WordPress.org.
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 5c6ef45cf..5cfb176bc 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Donate link: https://wordpress.org
 Tags: publish, apple, news, iOS
 Requires at least: 4.0
 Tested up to: 4.7.3
-Stable tag: 1.2.5
+Stable tag: 1.2.6
 License: GPLv3 or later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 
@@ -45,6 +45,17 @@ Please visit our [wiki](https://github.com/alleyinteractive/apple-news/wiki) for
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 1.2.6 =
+* WP Standards: Ensured all instances of in_array use the strict parameter
+* WP Standards: Replaced all remaining instances of == with ===
+* WP Standards: Replaced all remaining instances of != with !==
+* WP Standards: Ensured all calls to wp_die with translated strings were escaped
+* WP Standards: Added escaping in a few additional places
+* WP Standards: Replaced all remaining instances of json_encode with wp_json_encode
+* Bugfix: Root-relative URLs for images, audio, and video are now supported
+* Bugfix: Images, audio, and video with blank or invalid URLs are no longer included, avoiding an error with the API
+* Bugfix: Image blocks with multiple src attributes (e.g., when using a lazyload plugin with a raw <img> tag in the <noscript> block) are now intelligently probed
+
 = 1.2.5 =
 * Bugfix: Fixed version of PHPUnit at 5.7.* for PHP 7.* and 4.8.* for PHP 5.* in the Travis configuration to fix a bug with incompatibility with PHPUnit 6
 * Bugfix: Set the base URL for the Apple News API to https://news-api.apple.com everywhere for better adherence to official guidance in the API docs (props to ffffelix for providing the initial PR)