diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 864d4db9948..d75f0f204bd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+### [1.12.1](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-api-python-client/compare/v1.12.0...v1.12.1) (2020-09-14)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** require six>=1.13.0 ([#1030](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-api-python-client/issues/1030)) ([4acecc3](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-api-python-client/commit/4acecc3c0cd31308f9a256f065b7b1d1c3a4798d))
+
 ## [1.12.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/google-api-python-client/compare/v1.11.0...v1.12.0) (2020-09-12)
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 231e9d2ba45..e567125cb81 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "google-auth>=1.16.0",
     "google-auth-httplib2>=0.0.3",
     "google-api-core>=1.21.0,<2dev",
-    "six>=1.6.1,<2dev",
+    "six>=1.13.0,<2dev",
     "uritemplate>=3.0.0,<4dev",
 ]
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 with io.open(readme_filename, encoding="utf-8") as readme_file:
     readme = readme_file.read()
 
-version = "1.12.0"
+version = "1.12.1"
 
 setup(
     name="google-api-python-client",