diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ebc1eda5e..d5e02c502 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Delta Chat Android Changelog
 
+## v1.12.0
+2020-07
+
+* show a device message when the password was changed on the server
+* videochats introduced as experimental feature
+* show experimental disappearing-messags state in chat's title bar
+* improve sending large messages
+* improve receiving messages
+* improve error handling when there is no network
+* use correct aspect ratio of background images
+* fix sending umcompressed images
+* fix emojis for android 4
+* more bug fixes
+
+
 ## v1.10.5
 2020-07
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a5c0eaceb..87b3544e9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ android {
     }
 
     defaultConfig {
-        versionCode 588
-        versionName "1.11.0"
+        versionCode 589
+        versionName "1.12.0"
 
         applicationId "com.b44t.messenger"
         multiDexEnabled true
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationListActivity.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationListActivity.java
index eff0c9812..c3fcdc620 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationListActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationListActivity.java
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ public class ConversationListActivity extends PassphraseRequiredActionBarActivit
 
     // update messages - for new messages, do not reuse or modify strings but create new ones.
     // it is not needed to keep all past update messages, however, when deleted, also the strings should be deleted.
-    DcMsg msg = new DcMsg(dcContext, DcMsg.DC_MSG_TEXT);
-    msg.setText(getString(R.string.update_1_10_android) + "\n\n" + "https://delta.chat/en/2020-06-24-releases");
-    dcContext.addDeviceMsg("update_1_10b_android", msg); // addDeviceMessage() makes sure, messages with the same id are not added twice
+    //DcMsg msg = new DcMsg(dcContext, DcMsg.DC_MSG_TEXT);
+    //msg.setText(getString(R.string.update_1_10_android) + "\n\n" + "https://delta.chat/en/2020-06-24-releases");
+    //dcContext.addDeviceMsg("update_1_10b_android", msg); // addDeviceMessage() makes sure, messages with the same id are not added twice
 
     // create view
     setContentView(R.layout.conversation_list_activity);