diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5e801948..d15e4d452 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # VisiData version history
 
+# v1.2.1 (2018-07-05)
+
+- python 3.7
+    - Change `async` decorator to `asyncthread` and rename `async.py` to avoid using Python 3.7 keyword
+
 # v1.2 (2018-04-30)
 
 - macro system
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b25fcaf3a..397e36418 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# VisiData v1.2 [![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/saulpw/visidata/tree/stable.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/saulpw/visidata/tree/stable)
+# VisiData v1.2.1 [![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/saulpw/visidata/tree/stable.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/saulpw/visidata/tree/stable)
 
 A terminal interface for exploring and arranging tabular data.
 
diff --git a/bin/vd b/bin/vd
index 4decc966c..1b9410419 100755
--- a/bin/vd
+++ b/bin/vd
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Usage: $0 [<options>] [<input> ...]
 #        $0 [<options>] --play <cmdlog> [--batch] [-w <waitsecs>] [-o <output>] [field=value ...]
 
-__version__ = '1.2'
+__version__ = '1.2.1'
 __version_info__ = 'saul.pw/VisiData v' + __version__
 
 import os
diff --git a/bin/viewtsv b/bin/viewtsv
index 9bce71a13..f2874a834 100755
--- a/bin/viewtsv
+++ b/bin/viewtsv
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class TsvSheet(vdtui.Sheet):
     rowtype = 'rows'
     columns = [vdtui.ColumnItem('tsv', 0)]
 
-    @vdtui.async
+    @vdtui.asyncthread
     def reload(self):
         self.rows = []
 
diff --git a/dev/RELEASE.md b/dev/RELEASE.md
index d0518a0f0..d18d0bf68 100644
--- a/dev/RELEASE.md
+++ b/dev/RELEASE.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ git push --tags
 
 16. Comb through issues and close the ones that have been solved, referencing the version number
 
-17. Post release notes on r/visidata and tinyletter and have some ice cream
+17. Post release notes on tinyletter and twitter and have some ice cream
 
 # conda
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 32975f951..b5953f0bd 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 # tox can't actually run python3 setup.py: https://github.com/tox-dev/tox/issues/96
 #from visidata import __version__
-__version__ = '1.2'
+__version__ = '1.2.1'
 
 setup(name='visidata',
       version=__version__,
diff --git a/visidata/man/vd.1 b/visidata/man/vd.1
index 6dd245ae7..e6db020b7 100644
--- a/visidata/man/vd.1
+++ b/visidata/man/vd.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.Dd April 30, 2018
+.Dd July 05, 2018
 .Dt vd \&1 "Quick Reference Guide" 
 .Os Linux/MacOS
 .
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ show axes and legend on graph
 list of distinct colors to use for plotting distinct objects
 .It Sy --zoom-incr Ns = Ns Ar "float           " No "2.0"
 amount to multiply current zoomlevel when zooming
-.It Sy --motd-url Ns = Ns Ar "str              " No "http://visidata.org/motd-1.2"
+.It Sy --motd-url Ns = Ns Ar "str              " No "http://visidata.org/motd-1.2.1"
 source of randomized startup messages
 .It Sy --csv-dialect Ns = Ns Ar "str           " No "excel"
 dialect passed to csv.reader
diff --git a/visidata/man/vd.inc b/visidata/man/vd.inc
index 96c916874..c83989946 100644
--- a/visidata/man/vd.inc
+++ b/visidata/man/vd.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.Dd April 30, 2018
+.Dd July 05, 2018
 .Dt vd \&1 "Quick Reference Guide" 
 .Os Linux/MacOS
 .
diff --git a/visidata/vdtui.py b/visidata/vdtui.py
index 49245c7d1..578ffe0c7 100755
--- a/visidata/vdtui.py
+++ b/visidata/vdtui.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # Just include this whole file in your project as-is.  If you do make
 # modifications, please keep the base vdtui version and append your own id and
 # version.
-__version__ = '1.2'
+__version__ = '1.2.1'
 __version_info__ = 'saul.pw/vdtui v' + __version__
 __author__ = 'Saul Pwanson <vd@saul.pw>'
 __license__ = 'MIT'
diff --git a/www/docs/viewtsv.md b/www/docs/viewtsv.md
index 67b2fe419..a1191d436 100644
--- a/www/docs/viewtsv.md
+++ b/www/docs/viewtsv.md
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ An initial column.  Generally the class-level `columns` is set to the actual col
 (See the `reload()` function below where they are set from the contents of the first row.)  This line is not strictly necessary but makes loading feel a bit more responsive.
 
 
-        @vdtui.async
+        @vdtui.asyncthread
 
-@[async](/docs/async) marks the function to spawn a new thread whenever it is called.
+@[asyncthread](/docs/async) marks the function to spawn a new thread whenever it is called.
 
         def reload(self):
 
diff --git a/www/index.md b/www/index.md
index aa58954b9..8e7634f7e 100644
--- a/www/index.md
+++ b/www/index.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # VisiData
 
-## Latest Version: [1.2 (released 2018-05-02)](/releases)
+## Latest Version: [1.2.1 (released 2018-07-05)](/releases)
 
 VisiData is an interactive multitool for tabular data.  It combines the clarity of a spreadsheet, the efficiency of the terminal, and the power of Python, into a lightweight utility which can handle millions of rows with ease.
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ It's great for investigative journalists, data scientists, unix command-line use
 
 ## Recent Updates
 
-- **2018-04-30: [Visidata v1.2](/releases#v1.2) has been released!**
+- **2018-07-05: [Visidata v1.2.1](/releases#v1.2.1) has been released!**
 
 - 2018-04-01: Released the [first of five VisiData case study videos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhunJc8Nu4g&list=PLxu7QdBkC7drrAGfYzatPGVHIpv4Et46W&index=3).