diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 133cd297..8e8ee02d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if (CMAKE_BINARY_DIR STREQUAL CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR)
 endif()
 
 
-project(Catch2 LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 2.12.0)
+project(Catch2 LANGUAGES CXX VERSION 2.12.1)
 
 # Provide path for scripts
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMake")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d0a695c..455b572e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/catchorg/Catch2.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/catchorg/Catch2)
 [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/github/catchorg/Catch2?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/catchorg/catch2)
 [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/catchorg/Catch2/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://codecov.io/gh/catchorg/Catch2)
-[![Try online](https://img.shields.io/badge/try-online-blue.svg)](https://wandbox.org/permlink/oT7SOoJ9ua6JsdEB)
+[![Try online](https://img.shields.io/badge/try-online-blue.svg)](https://wandbox.org/permlink/DQL97fLLJLZXwB8d)
 [![Join the chat in Discord: https://discord.gg/4CWS9zD](https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-Chat!-brightgreen.svg)](https://discord.gg/4CWS9zD)
 
 
-<a href="https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2/releases/download/v2.12.0/catch.hpp">The latest version of the single header can be downloaded directly using this link</a>
+<a href="https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2/releases/download/v2.12.1/catch.hpp">The latest version of the single header can be downloaded directly using this link</a>
 
 ## Catch2 is released!
 
diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index c92b75f6..1567314d 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # Release notes
 **Contents**<br>
+[2.12.1](#2121)<br>
 [2.12.0](#2120)<br>
 [2.11.3](#2113)<br>
 [2.11.2](#2112)<br>
@@ -35,6 +36,15 @@
 [Older versions](#older-versions)<br>
 [Even Older versions](#even-older-versions)<br>
 
+## 2.12.1
+
+### Fixes
+* Vector matchers now support initializer list literals better
+
+### Improvements
+* Added support for `^` (bitwise xor) to `CHECK` and `REQUIRE`
+
+
 ## 2.12.0
 
 ### Improvements
diff --git a/include/catch.hpp b/include/catch.hpp
index ca76e192..b8b79b94 100644
--- a/include/catch.hpp
+++ b/include/catch.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #define CATCH_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define CATCH_VERSION_MINOR 12
-#define CATCH_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define CATCH_VERSION_PATCH 1
 
 #ifdef __clang__
 #    pragma clang system_header
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_version.cpp b/include/internal/catch_version.cpp
index deec33e2..8f2daea7 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_version.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_version.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Catch {
     }
 
     Version const& libraryVersion() {
-        static Version version( 2, 12, 0, "", 0 );
+        static Version version( 2, 12, 1, "", 0 );
         return version;
     }
 
diff --git a/single_include/catch2/catch.hpp b/single_include/catch2/catch.hpp
index d27223f4..6beb0ead 100644
--- a/single_include/catch2/catch.hpp
+++ b/single_include/catch2/catch.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
- *  Catch v2.12.0
- *  Generated: 2020-04-21 16:27:54.138031
+ *  Catch v2.12.1
+ *  Generated: 2020-04-21 19:29:20.964532
  *  ----------------------------------------------------------
  *  This file has been merged from multiple headers. Please don't edit it directly
  *  Copyright (c) 2020 Two Blue Cubes Ltd. All rights reserved.
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #define CATCH_VERSION_MAJOR 2
 #define CATCH_VERSION_MINOR 12
-#define CATCH_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define CATCH_VERSION_PATCH 1
 
 #ifdef __clang__
 #    pragma clang system_header
@@ -2377,6 +2377,10 @@ namespace Catch {
         auto operator & (RhsT const& rhs) -> BinaryExpr<LhsT, RhsT const&> const {
             return { static_cast<bool>(m_lhs & rhs), m_lhs, "&", rhs };
         }
+        template <typename RhsT>
+        auto operator ^ (RhsT const& rhs) -> BinaryExpr<LhsT, RhsT const&> const {
+            return { static_cast<bool>(m_lhs ^ rhs), m_lhs, "^", rhs };
+        }
 
         template<typename RhsT>
         auto operator && ( RhsT const& ) -> BinaryExpr<LhsT, RhsT const&> const {
@@ -3730,7 +3734,7 @@ namespace Matchers {
     // The following functions create the actual matcher objects.
     // This allows the types to be inferred
 
-    template<typename T, typename AllocComp, typename AllocMatch = AllocComp>
+    template<typename T, typename AllocComp = std::allocator<T>, typename AllocMatch = AllocComp>
     Vector::ContainsMatcher<T, AllocComp, AllocMatch> Contains( std::vector<T, AllocComp> const& comparator ) {
         return Vector::ContainsMatcher<T, AllocComp, AllocMatch>( comparator );
     }
@@ -3740,17 +3744,17 @@ namespace Matchers {
         return Vector::ContainsElementMatcher<T, Alloc>( comparator );
     }
 
-    template<typename T, typename AllocComp, typename AllocMatch = AllocComp>
+    template<typename T, typename AllocComp = std::allocator<T>, typename AllocMatch = AllocComp>
     Vector::EqualsMatcher<T, AllocComp, AllocMatch> Equals( std::vector<T, AllocComp> const& comparator ) {
         return Vector::EqualsMatcher<T, AllocComp, AllocMatch>( comparator );
     }
 
-    template<typename T, typename AllocComp, typename AllocMatch = AllocComp>
+    template<typename T, typename AllocComp = std::allocator<T>, typename AllocMatch = AllocComp>
     Vector::ApproxMatcher<T, AllocComp, AllocMatch> Approx( std::vector<T, AllocComp> const& comparator ) {
         return Vector::ApproxMatcher<T, AllocComp, AllocMatch>( comparator );
     }
 
-    template<typename T, typename AllocComp, typename AllocMatch = AllocComp>
+    template<typename T, typename AllocComp = std::allocator<T>, typename AllocMatch = AllocComp>
     Vector::UnorderedEqualsMatcher<T, AllocComp, AllocMatch> UnorderedEquals(std::vector<T, AllocComp> const& target) {
         return Vector::UnorderedEqualsMatcher<T, AllocComp, AllocMatch>( target );
     }
@@ -15155,7 +15159,7 @@ namespace Catch {
     }
 
     Version const& libraryVersion() {
-        static Version version( 2, 12, 0, "", 0 );
+        static Version version( 2, 12, 1, "", 0 );
         return version;
     }