diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 25740972d..8e54a6826 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,38 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.120.0] - 2023-08-28
+
+### API-Changes
+
+- jsonrpc: Add `resend_messages`.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Update async-imap to 0.9.1 to fix memory leak.
+- Delete messages from SMTP queue only on user demand ([#4579](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pull/4579)).
+- Do not send images without transparency as stickers ([#4611](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pull/4611)).
+- `prepare_msg_blob()`: do not use the image if it has Exif metadata but the image cannot be recoded.
+
+### Refactor
+
+- Hide accounts.rs constants from public API.
+- Hide pgp module from public API.
+
+### Build system
+
+- Update to Zig 0.11.0.
+- Update to Rust 1.72.0.
+
+### CI
+
+- Run on push to stable branch.
+
+### Miscellaneous Tasks
+
+- python: Fix lint errors.
+- python: Fix `ruff` 0.0.286 warnings.
+- Fix beta clippy warnings.
+
 ## [1.119.1] - 2023-08-06
 
 Bugfix release attempting to fix the [iOS build error](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/issues/4610).
@@ -2730,3 +2763,4 @@ https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
 [1.118.0]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/compare/v1.117.0...v1.118.0
 [1.119.0]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/compare/v1.118.0...v1.119.0
 [1.119.1]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/compare/v1.119.0...v1.119.1
+[1.120.0]: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/compare/v1.119.1...v1.120.0
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c1835254e..1f09a5f93 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.119.1"
+version = "1.120.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.119.1"
+version = "1.120.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel",
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "1.119.1"
+version = "1.120.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "1.119.1"
+version = "1.120.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.119.1"
+version = "1.120.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "deltachat",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c9a2c9790..25b1ea712 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.119.1"
+version = "1.120.0"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 rust-version = "1.65"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 232199630..546fec81d 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.119.1"
+version = "1.120.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index 11a481099..f6f35f0a2 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-jsonrpc"
-version = "1.119.1"
+version = "1.120.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC API"
 edition = "2021"
 default-run = "deltachat-jsonrpc-server"
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
index c020bb4fa..0c0e4b6bd 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/package.json
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@
   },
   "type": "module",
   "types": "dist/deltachat.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.119.1"
+  "version": "1.120.0"
 }
diff --git a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
index 4c2790391..32402d1d0 100644
--- a/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-repl/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-repl"
-version = "1.119.1"
+version = "1.120.0"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
diff --git a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
index 51256daf0..2b446d99b 100644
--- a/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-rpc-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat-rpc-server"
-version = "1.119.1"
+version = "1.120.0"
 description = "DeltaChat JSON-RPC server"
 edition = "2021"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c1c618fa..46f77993d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@
     "test:mocha": "mocha -r esm node/test/test.js --growl --reporter=spec --bail --exit"
   },
   "types": "node/dist/index.d.ts",
-  "version": "1.119.1"
+  "version": "1.120.0"
 }
diff --git a/release-date.in b/release-date.in
index a6535abb7..13b929383 100644
--- a/release-date.in
+++ b/release-date.in
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2023-08-06
\ No newline at end of file
+2023-08-28
\ No newline at end of file