diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 68196c3..03f94cf 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ elfeed-score News -- history of user-visible changes -*- outline -*-
 
 * elfeed-score 1.2
 
+** changes in elfeed-score 1.2.6
+
+*** make the depth at which the scoring function runs configurable in the new entry hook
+*** fix the explanations unit test (broken in 1.2.5)
 ** changes in elfeed-score 1.2.5
 
 *** use `help-mode' for explanation buffers
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 5eb3a41..0d0bee6 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #+DESCRIPTION: Gnus-style scoring for Elfeed
 #+AUTHOR: Michael Herstine
 #+EMAIL: sp1ff@pobox.com
-#+DATE: <2023-04-18 Tue 17:43>
+#+DATE: <2023-05-06 Sat 08:17>
 #+AUTODATE: t
 #+OPTIONS: toc:nil org-md-headline-style:setext *:t ^:nil
 #+STARTUP: overview
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ The easiest way to install elfeed-score is [[https://github.com/melpa/melpa][MEL
 If you would prefer to install the package manually, you can also download the Emacs package file on the GitHub releases [[https://github.com/sp1ff/elfeed-score/releases][page]] or from my personal [[https://www.unwoundstack/distros.html][page]]. Then say:
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC elisp
-(package-install-file "elfeed-score-1.2.5.tar")
+(package-install-file "elfeed-score-1.2.6.tar")
 #+END_SRC
 
 ** Autotools Source Distributions
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ You can also download Autotools source tarballs (again available either on the G
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC bash
 cd /tmp
-curl -L --output elfeed-score-1.2.5.tar.gz https://github.com/sp1ff/elfeed-score/releases/download/1.2.5/elfeed-score-1.2.5.tar.gz
-tar xvf elfeed-score-1.2.5.tar.gz && cd elfeed-score-1.2.5
+curl -L --output elfeed-score-1.2.6.tar.gz https://github.com/sp1ff/elfeed-score/releases/download/1.2.6/elfeed-score-1.2.6.tar.gz
+tar xvf elfeed-score-1.2.6.tar.gz && cd elfeed-score-1.2.6
 export EMACSLOADPATH=$HOME/.emacs.d/elpa/elfeed-20200209.1942:$EMACSLOADPATH
 ./configure
 make
@@ -98,16 +98,16 @@ The unit tests require some macros defined by the [[https://github.com/skeeto/el
 #+BEGIN_SRC bash
 cd /tmp
 git clone https://github.com/skeeto/elfeed.git
-curl -L --output=elfeed-score-1.2.5.tar.gz https://github.com/sp1ff/elfeed-score/releases/download/1.2.5/elfeed-score-1.2.5.tar.gz
-tar xvf elfeed-score-1.2.5.tar.gz && cd elfeed-score-1.2.5
-export EMACSLOADPATH=/tmp/elfeed-score-1.2.5:/tmp/elfeed:/tmp/elfeed/tests:$EMACSLOADPATH
+curl -L --output=elfeed-score-1.2.6.tar.gz https://github.com/sp1ff/elfeed-score/releases/download/1.2.6/elfeed-score-1.2.6.tar.gz
+tar xvf elfeed-score-1.2.6.tar.gz && cd elfeed-score-1.2.6
+export EMACSLOADPATH=/tmp/elfeed-score-1.2.6:/tmp/elfeed:/tmp/elfeed/tests:$EMACSLOADPATH
 ./configure
 make
 make check
 sudo make install
 #+END_SRC
 
-Again, unless you already use =EMACSLOADPATH=, you'll need to set =EMACSLOADPATH= appropriately to your system, something like =EMACSLOADPATH=/tmp/elfeed-score-1.2.5:/tmp/elfeed:/tmp/elfeed/tests:/usr/share/emacs/25.2/lisp=.
+Again, unless you already use =EMACSLOADPATH=, you'll need to set =EMACSLOADPATH= appropriately to your system, something like =EMACSLOADPATH=/tmp/elfeed-score-1.2.6:/tmp/elfeed:/tmp/elfeed/tests:/usr/share/emacs/25.2/lisp=.
 ** Building From Source
 
 Finally, you can of course just clone this repo & build there. I've started a [[https://github.com/sp1ff/elfeed-score/wiki][wiki]], whose intended audience are people looking to hack on elfeed-score, that includes build instructions.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f910cb4..594133a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-AC_INIT([elfeed-score], [1.2.5], [sp1ff@pobox.com], [elfeed-score], [https://github.com/sp1ff/elfeed-score])
+AC_INIT([elfeed-score], [1.2.6], [sp1ff@pobox.com], [elfeed-score], [https://github.com/sp1ff/elfeed-score])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([./elfeed-score.el])
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
diff --git a/elfeed-score-pkg.el b/elfeed-score-pkg.el
index 51460eb..47aca3f 100644
--- a/elfeed-score-pkg.el
+++ b/elfeed-score-pkg.el
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (define-package
   "elfeed-score"
-  "1.2.5"
+  "1.2.6"
   "Gnus-style scoring for Elfeed"
   '((emacs "26.1") (elfeed "3.3.0")))
diff --git a/elfeed-score.el b/elfeed-score.el
index edca4ee..9c570e2 100644
--- a/elfeed-score.el
+++ b/elfeed-score.el
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ;; Copyright (C) 2019-2023 Michael Herstine <sp1ff@pobox.com>
 
 ;; Author: Michael Herstine <sp1ff@pobox.com>
-;; Version: 1.2.5
+;; Version: 1.2.6
 ;; Package-Requires: ((emacs "26.1") (elfeed "3.3.0"))
 ;; Keywords: news
 ;; URL: https://github.com/sp1ff/elfeed-score
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 (require 'elfeed-score-scoring)
 (require 'elfeed-score-maint)
 
-(defconst elfeed-score-version "1.2.5")
+(defconst elfeed-score-version "1.2.6")
 
 (defgroup elfeed-score nil
   "Gnus-style scoring for Elfeed entries."