diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c354a31..1d7f4ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 Format: [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
 
-## [1.1.1] - 2026-07-07
+## [1.2.0] - 2026-07-07
 
 ### Added
 
-- **`--verbose` flag** — prints configuration table (each key, value, and source: `default` / `config file` / `env: VARNAME` / `flag: --name`), lists every commit since the last tag with its parsed type and version-bump decision, and explains the final version choice; output goes to stderr so it never pollutes scripts that capture stdout
+- **`--verbose` flag** — prints a configuration table (each key, its value, and source: `default` / `config file` / `env: VARNAME` / `flag: --name`), lists every commit since the last tag with its parsed type and bump decision, and shows the final version choice; all output goes to stderr
+- **Colored, structured CLI output** — progress lines use `·` / `✓` / `!` prefix symbols; `--verbose` mode uses `▸` section headers (configuration / branch / commits / version); commit type column colored by kind (cyan=feat, green=fix, red=breaking); config source tags colored; respects `NO_COLOR` and `TERM=dumb`; auto-disabled when stderr is not a TTY
+- **Name and version header** — `releaser  vX.Y.Z` printed to stderr at the start of every invocation
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Default `tag_prefix` is now empty** — tags are bare version numbers (`1.2.3`) by default; add `tag_prefix: "v"` to `.releaser.yml` or pass `--tag-prefix v` to opt in to the `v`-prefixed convention
 
 ## [1.1.0] - 2026-07-07
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 352e14c..0af7b2b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # releaser
 
-![release](https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v1.1.1-blue.svg)
+![release](https://img.shields.io/badge/release-v1.2.0-blue.svg)
 
 A CI-friendly release automation tool for GitFlow workflows using Conventional Commits.
 
diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 2bbc22f..c14268b 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@
 
 - [x] ~~Integration tests against a real Git repo (with fixture commits and tags)~~ — ✓ shipped v0.4.0 (96% coverage, real in-memory repos)
 - [x] ~~Cross-compilation in CI (linux/amd64, linux/arm64, darwin/amd64)~~ — ✓ shipped v0.4.0 (Gitea release workflow, + darwin/arm64 + windows/amd64)
-- [x] ~~`--verbose` flag~~ — ✓ shipped v1.1.1 (shows config sources, commit analysis, version decision)
+- [x] ~~`--verbose` flag~~ — ✓ shipped v1.2.0 (shows config sources, commit analysis, version decision)
+- [x] ~~Colored, structured CLI output~~ — ✓ shipped v1.2.0 (`·` / `✓` / `!` symbols, `▸` section headers in verbose, TTY-aware ANSI colors)
+- [x] ~~Name and version header on every run~~ — ✓ shipped v1.2.0
+- [x] ~~Default tag prefix changed to empty~~ — ✓ shipped v1.2.0 (bare `1.2.3` tags by default; opt in to `v` prefix via config)
 - [ ] Documentation site
 
 ## Future / backlog