diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 4d4b6b07..b837277c 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -5015,3 +5015,7 @@ Fixes to the Horodisk/ideal Voronoi land structures:
 - fixed Hives missing in ideal Voronoi land structure
 - fixed some tiles pre-marked as mines in Minefield next to Ivory Tower in Voronoi land structure
 - fixed burial mounds not appearing in chaos/h/v land structures
+
+2023-10-29 09:13 Update 12.1x:
+- a new alternative mode where the Rogue fights with a crossbow. Currently testing, so no achievements yet.
+- friendly ghosts are now flagged as non-living (thanks to @jlm)
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index fbf7d313..c8762983 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 #define _HYPER_H_
 
 // version numbers
-#define VER "12.1w"
-#define VERNUM_HEX 0xA937
+#define VER "12.1x"
+#define VERNUM_HEX 0xA938
 
 #include "sysconfig.h"