diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index a3f18ee3f..abbf9d2e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14.0-rc.2"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8045f00eb..438148913 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+0.12:
+* breaking: drop support for python 3.8, add support for python 3.13 & 3.14
+* deps: Increase required version of notmuch2 to 0.34.2
+* deps(nix): use pyproject-nix to parse the pyproject.toml file
+* feature: Introduce a configurable thread search limit and :limit command
+* info: start adding type hints to the code and type checking to CI
+* info: various fixes around content transfer encoding
+* info: Allow SGR ANSI control sequences
+* info: improved contrast of focused attachments
+* info: parse real names containing special characters in email addresses
+* info: add .git_archival.txt
+* info: fix return type of message without a preferred body
+
 0.11:
 * breaking: hooks file now has to be set in alot's config and defaults to no hooks
 * info: forwarded mails now set Reference header to include them in original thread
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index c4eed1271..5f1f5ead0 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
       arg = project.renderers.withPackages {
         python = pkgs.python3.override {inherit packageOverrides;};
         extras = builtins.attrNames project.dependencies.extras;
+        extraPackages = ps: [ps.twine ps.build];
       };
       pythonEnv = pkgs.python3.withPackages arg;
     in {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 953831048..4a0acac62 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ include = ["alot*"]
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 
 [tool.mypy]
-python_version = "3.8"
+python_version = "3.9"
 warn_return_any = true
 warn_unused_configs = true
 disallow_untyped_defs = false