diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ae3cd1a..585336a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file, per [the Ke
 
 ## [Unreleased] - TBD
 
-## [1.2.1] - 2023-07-25
+## [1.2.1] - 2023-07-26
+### Added
+- More robust minimum PHP version check (props [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter), [@ravinderk](https://github.com/ravinderk) via [#129](https://github.com/10up/convert-to-blocks/pull/129)).
+
 ### Changed
 - Bump minimum required PHP version from 7.4 to 8.0 in our `composer.json` config (props [@c0ntax](https://github.com/c0ntax), [@Sidsector9](https://github.com/Sidsector9) via [#122](https://github.com/10up/convert-to-blocks/pull/122)).
 
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file, per [the Ke
 - Initial release of Convert to Blocks.
 
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/10up/convert-to-blocks/compare/trunk...develop
+[1.2.1]: https://github.com/10up/convert-to-blocks/compare/1.2.0...1.2.1
 [1.2.0]: https://github.com/10up/convert-to-blocks/compare/1.1.1...1.2.0
 [1.1.1]: https://github.com/10up/convert-to-blocks/compare/1.1.0...1.1.1
 [1.1.0]: https://github.com/10up/convert-to-blocks/compare/1.0.2...1.1.0
diff --git a/convert-to-blocks.php b/convert-to-blocks.php
index 4e2a5d6..8707291 100644
--- a/convert-to-blocks.php
+++ b/convert-to-blocks.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Description:       Convert classic editor posts to blocks on the fly.
  * Version:           1.2.1
  * Requires at least: 6.1
- * Requires PHP:      8
+ * Requires PHP:      8.0
  * Author:            10up
  * Author URI:        https://10up.com
  * License:           GPLv2 or later
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 4e18589..77f338e 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors:      10up, dsawardekar, tlovett1, jeffpaul
 Tags:              gutenberg, block, block migration, gutenberg migration, gutenberg conversion, convert to blocks
 Requires at least: 5.7
 Tested up to:      6.2
-Requires PHP:      7.4
+Requires PHP:      8.0
 Stable tag:        1.2.1
 License:           GPLv2 or later
 License URI:       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ Nested / Inner Block support does not work with Gutenberg bundled with WordPress
 
 == Changelog ==
 
-= 1.2.1 - 2023-07-25 =
+= 1.2.1 - 2023-07-26 =
+* **Added:** More robust minimum PHP version check (props [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter), [@ravinderk](https://github.com/ravinderk) via [#129](https://github.com/10up/convert-to-blocks/pull/129)).
 * **Changed:** Bump minimum required PHP version from 7.4 to 8.0 in our `composer.json` config (props [@c0ntax](https://github.com/c0ntax), [@Sidsector9](https://github.com/Sidsector9) via [#122](https://github.com/10up/convert-to-blocks/pull/122)).
 * **Fixed:** Parse error caused by a comma (props [@Sidsector9](https://github.com/Sidsector9), [@iamdharmesh](https://github.com/iamdharmesh), [@ravinderk](https://github.com/ravinderk), [@felipeelia](https://github.com/felipeelia) via [#123](https://github.com/10up/convert-to-blocks/pull/123)).
 * **Security:** Bump `minimist` from 1.2.0 to 1.2.7 and `mkdirp` from 0.5.1 to 0.5.6 (props [@dependabot](https://github.com/apps/dependabot) via [#117](https://github.com/10up/convert-to-blocks/pull/117)).