diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 14511b1..eb04ca5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+pysmb-1.2.4, 6 Oct 2020
+=======================
+- Remove dependency on pycrypto as it is no longer under active maintenance
+
 pysmb-1.2.3, 6 Oct 2020
 =======================
 - Fix bug in session key generation during session negotiation (#166)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 962e855..dece61e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name = "pysmb",
-    version = "1.2.3",
+    version = "1.2.4",
     author = "Michael Teo",
     author_email = "miketeo@miketeo.net",
     license = "zlib/libpng",
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     url = "https://miketeo.net/projects/pysmb",
     package_dir = pkgdir,
     packages = [ 'smb', 'smb.utils', 'nmb' ],
-    install_requires = [ 'pyasn1', 'pycrypto' ],
+    install_requires = [ 'pyasn1' ],
     long_description="""pysmb is an experimental SMB/CIFS library written in Python. It implements the client-side SMB/CIFS protocol which allows your Python application to access and transfer files to/from SMB/CIFS shared folders like your Windows file sharing and Samba folders.""",
     classifiers = [
         "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
diff --git a/sphinx/source/conf.py b/sphinx/source/conf.py
index c589607..5127277 100644
--- a/sphinx/source/conf.py
+++ b/sphinx/source/conf.py
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.2.1'
+version = '1.2.4'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.2.1'
+release = '1.2.4'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.