diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
index 8f681ac55..90327b8b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-release.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Install Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: 3.9
           architecture: "x64"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 4ff23bd01..a6c2b4e1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v1
     - name: Install Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v1
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         architecture: 'x64'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
index 7311883f7..9e1febfa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pythonpackage.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip install build
           python -m build --sdist
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: "sdist"
           path: dist/*.tar.gz
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Base Setup
         uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1
       - name: Download sdist
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       - name: Install From SDist
         run: |
           set -ex
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ad27cbc1..2d80a46ca 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,28 +2,6 @@
 
 <!-- <START NEW CHANGELOG ENTRY> -->
 
-## 1.2.0
-
-([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyter/nbclassic/compare/v1.1.0...abe28bc4fe5d3e026c68c01248047656f58db635))
-
-### Bugs fixed
-
-- Add `view` handler to serve files when Notebook 7 is installed [#287](https://github.com/jupyter/nbclassic/pull/287) ([@RRosio](https://github.com/RRosio))
-- fix: pasting outside of cells doing nothing [#285](https://github.com/jupyter/nbclassic/pull/285) ([@iisakkirotko](https://github.com/iisakkirotko))
-
-### Maintenance and upkeep improvements
-
-- Link and Docs Update [#290](https://github.com/jupyter/nbclassic/pull/290) ([@RRosio](https://github.com/RRosio))
-- Replace pipes with shlex [#286](https://github.com/jupyter/nbclassic/pull/286) ([@frenzymadness](https://github.com/frenzymadness))
-
-### Contributors to this release
-
-([GitHub contributors page for this release](https://github.com/jupyter/nbclassic/graphs/contributors?from=2024-05-24&to=2024-09-12&type=c))
-
-[@frenzymadness](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fnbclassic+involves%3Afrenzymadness+updated%3A2024-05-24..2024-09-12&type=Issues) | [@iisakkirotko](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fnbclassic+involves%3Aiisakkirotko+updated%3A2024-05-24..2024-09-12&type=Issues) | [@maartenbreddels](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fnbclassic+involves%3Amaartenbreddels+updated%3A2024-05-24..2024-09-12&type=Issues) | [@RRosio](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fnbclassic+involves%3ARRosio+updated%3A2024-05-24..2024-09-12&type=Issues)
-
-<!-- <END NEW CHANGELOG ENTRY> -->
-
 ## 1.1.0
 
 ([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyter/nbclassic/compare/v1.0.0...991361437fe0e51da639775f5fbe709cc8212278))
@@ -55,6 +33,8 @@
 
 [@jph00](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fnbclassic+involves%3Ajph00+updated%3A2023-05-04..2024-05-24&type=Issues) | [@krassowski](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fnbclassic+involves%3Akrassowski+updated%3A2023-05-04..2024-05-24&type=Issues) | [@maartenbreddels](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fnbclassic+involves%3Amaartenbreddels+updated%3A2023-05-04..2024-05-24&type=Issues) | [@RRosio](https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ajupyter%2Fnbclassic+involves%3ARRosio+updated%3A2023-05-04..2024-05-24&type=Issues)
 
+<!-- <END NEW CHANGELOG ENTRY> -->
+
 ## 1.0.0
 
 ([Full Changelog](https://github.com/jupyter/nbclassic/compare/v0.5.6...109a62153a74bae9a38f0c4bec460a91429f0c19))