diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index cb742124..dfd0aad6 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -4818,3 +4818,18 @@ Menu improvements:
 - achievements disabled in ineligible starting lands
 - limit on pauses in the racing mode
 - fixed the ogg files
+
+2022-10-27 15:53 Update 12.1e:
+- fixed some bugs with editing portal spaces
+- some fixes in help text
+- page buttons in PTM are back
+- layout in Yendor should be improved
+- fixed buggy generation when setting Elemental Wall as cheat destination
+- file dialog improvements (more options, automatically set position, search mode)
+- fixes to the shmup mode:
+- - Gadflies no longer appear forever with high Spinel counts
+- - pause count is no longer displayed in non-racing; also reset to 0
+- - fixed pink tortoises appearing in Galápagos
+- - Bulls now correctly destroy walls they crash into
+- - fixed wrong time used in some places (running time instead of game time)
+- - fixed the Flail Guards
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index caf54190..00b5f4f7 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 #define _HYPER_H_
 
 // version numbers
-#define VER "12.1d"
-#define VERNUM_HEX 0xA924
+#define VER "12.1e"
+#define VERNUM_HEX 0xA925
 
 #include "sysconfig.h"