diff --git a/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yml b/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yml
index e0a4883..b382050 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   draft-new-release:
+    name: "Draft a new release"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: startsWith(github.event.issue.title, 'Release version') && contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'release') # only run for issues with a specific title and label
     steps:
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # This step will differ depending on your project setup
       - name: Bump version in package.json
-        run: yarn version --new-version ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+        run: yarn version --new-version ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }} --no-git-tag-version
 
       - name: Commit changelog and manifest files
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml
index ba5ac1c..7a07101 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,5 @@ jobs:
           head: release/${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
           base: dev
           title: Merge release ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }} into dev branch
-          reviewers: ${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}
 
       # if needed, you can checkout the latest master here, build artifacts and publish / deploy them somewhere
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b830a7..f0520ce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.2.0] - 2020-02-17
+
+### Changed
+
+-   Don't request reviews from pull request author for merging release branch back into dev.
+    The author of the PR is github-actions[bot], we can request a review from them.
+-   Don't make a separate commit for updating the version of package.json
+
 ## [1.1.0] - 2020-02-17
 
 ### Added
@@ -23,7 +31,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 -   Everything since the beginning!
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/thomaseizinger/github-action-gitflow-release-workflow/compare/1.1.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/thomaseizinger/github-action-gitflow-release-workflow/compare/1.2.0...HEAD
+
+[1.2.0]: https://github.com/thomaseizinger/github-action-gitflow-release-workflow/compare/1.1.0...1.2.0
 
 [1.1.0]: https://github.com/thomaseizinger/github-action-gitflow-release-workflow/compare/1.0.0...1.1.0
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 589d15c..daa533e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "github-action-gitflow-release-workflow",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "main": "index.js",
   "author": "Thomas Eizinger <thomas@eizinger.io>",
   "license": "MIT",