diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index d702fb9..ed6fde8 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,32 @@
 Release Notes
 =============
 
+.. _Release Notes_1.2.0:
+
+1.2.0
+=====
+
+.. _Release Notes_1.2.0_Upgrade Notes:
+
+Upgrade Notes
+-------------
+
+- Dictionary expectations must include parameters with empty values.
+  A request for ``flag=&foo=123`` previously matched ``{"foo": "123"}``.
+  It now requires ``{"flag": "", "foo": "123"}``.
+
+
+.. _Release Notes_1.2.0_Bug Fixes:
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+
+- Preserve empty query values when matching dictionaries and MultiDict objects.
+  Both ``flag=`` and ``flag`` match ``{"flag": ""}`` and no longer match ``{}``.
+  For repeated parameters, dictionary matching uses the first value even when it
+  is empty. MultiDict matching includes every empty value.
+
+
 .. _Release Notes_1.1.5:
 
 1.1.5
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 2dd7cac..547fafc 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = "1.1.5"
+version = "1.2.0"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 337360f..9fb32ba 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pytest_httpserver"
-version = "1.1.5"
+version = "1.2.0"
 description = "pytest-httpserver is a httpserver for pytest"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"