diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index d1349ad58cd0c33dcf9301aa6fd39af7c1f3628b..0a9cfc0aab5dd1c60d64bae310ac9d47bfdba38d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -76,3 +76,11 @@ Bugfixes
 --------
 
 - adding missing import to sdmfree strategy module
+
+v1.2.7
+======
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- missing vars property of SDMDepsHelperRole object
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 7167f9629c5fd00bf377d8b1cc1234d1e8a6199d..2948392531dc903d283fa4fcb75afb9f85b85781 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -41,8 +41,14 @@ releases:
       bugfixes:
         - wrong adding of handlers
     release_date: '2021-09-27'
-  1.2.5:
+  1.2.6:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
         - adding missing import to sdmfree strategy module
     release_date: '2021-10-14'
+
+  1.2.7:
+    changes:
+      bugfixes:
+        - missing vars property of SDMDepsHelperRole object
+    release_date: '2022-01-04'
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 5fb4149726cd0f5c6931b9c993cf8b5f54fd3336..252c1a09088b24f0c0ec113999f4c7d946ddf012 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ readme: README.md
 repository: https://gitlab.mn.tu-dresden.de/sdm/sdm.oor.git
 documentation: https://sdm.mn.tu-dresden.de/references/collections/sdm.oor/
 homepage: https://sdm.mn.tu-dresden.de
-version: 1.2.6
+version: 1.2.7
 authors:
   - Martin Pietsch <martin.pietsch@tu-dresden.de>
   - Robin Richter <robin.richter@mailbox.tu-dresden.de>