diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 3e8e260..fa00e1b 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ codecov.yml
 .travis.yml
 .eslintrc.yaml
 .eslintrc.json
+test
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.release b/.release
index 0890e94..954197d 160000
--- a/.release
+++ b/.release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0890e945e4e061c96c7b2ab45017525904c17728
+Subproject commit 954197dae07b32c4476ff87ec9ae7371311ec97d
diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index 9e85ad8..b12f8fc 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 
 ### Unreleased
 
+### [1.2.1] - 2024-04-03
+
+- dep(libqp): bump to 2.1.0
+- dep(libmime): bump to 5.3.4
+- dep(haraka-message-stream): bump to 1.2.1
+- dep(mocha & eslint): remove from devDeps (install as needed with npx)
+- add ./test to .npmignore
+
+
 ### [1.2.0] - 2022-11-29
 
 - dep(libqp): update from 1.1 -> 2.0.1
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2be75d4..b975c58 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "haraka-email-message",
-  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "version": "1.2.1",
   "description": "Haraka email message",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "lint": "npx eslint *.js test",
-    "lintfix": "npx eslint --fix *.js test",
+    "lint": "npx eslint@^8 *.js test",
+    "lintfix": "npx eslint@^8 --fix *.js test",
     "versions": "npx dependency-version-checker check",
-    "test": "npx mocha"
+    "test": "npx mocha@^10"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -24,15 +24,13 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/haraka/email-message#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "eslint": ">=8",
-    "eslint-plugin-haraka": "*",
-    "mocha": ">=9.0.0"
+    "eslint-plugin-haraka": "^1.0.15"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "haraka-config": "^1.1.0",
-    "haraka-message-stream": "^1.2.0",
+    "haraka-message-stream": "^1.2.1",
     "iconv": "^3.0.1",
-    "libmime": "^5.1.0",
-    "libqp": "^2.0.1"
+    "libmime": "^5.3.4",
+    "libqp": "^2.1.0"
   }
 }