diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index db32fcdc..9af3972d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
 # novelWriter Changelog
 
+## Version 1.2.1 [2021-03-21]
+
+### Release Notes
+
+This patch release is a bug fix release addressing issues with the document editor's search and
+replace tool. Due to some recently added restrictions on when various tools are active, depending
+on which part of the main window has the user's focus, the search tool keyboard shortcuts and
+buttons were blocked when they shouldn't. This release resolves these issues.
+
+### Detailed Changelog
+
+**Bugfixes**
+
+* Fixed an issue with the search bar where the button and shortcut actions would be blocked unless
+  the document itself had focus. This focus check was added for all the text altering functions,
+  but should not affect search and replace. The search and replace actions now bypass the regular
+  action pipeline with the focus check. Issue #708. PR #709.
+
+**Documentation**
+
+* Improve the instructions for setup on Linux when manually installing using the `setup.py` script.
+  Previously, the documentation wasn't very clear on the difference between a user space install
+  and a system wide install. Neither did it explain how to install `setuptools` if the package is
+  missing. Issue #714. PR #715.
+
+----
+
 ## Version 1.2 [2021-03-14]
 
 ### Release Notes
diff --git a/docs/source/setup_linux.rst b/docs/source/setup_linux.rst
index 4a34cc45..229d3079 100644
--- a/docs/source/setup_linux.rst
+++ b/docs/source/setup_linux.rst
@@ -42,34 +42,56 @@ can install them with:
 Step 2: Install Package (Optional)
 ----------------------------------
 
-You can install novelWriter to the correct location for Python packages with:
+You can install novelWriter to the default location for Python packages using ``setuptools``. This
+step is optional as you can also just put the novelWriter program folder wherever you like. For
+instance to ``/opt/novelWriter`` and run Step 3 to set up icons and launcher.
+
+To install novelWriter to the default location, it requires that you have ``setuptools`` installed
+on your system. If you don't have it installed, it can usually be installed from your distro's
+repository. For Debian and Ubuntu this is achieved with:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   ./setup.py install
+   sudo apt install python3-setuptools
+
+The package is also available from PyPi:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   pip3 install --user setuptools
+
+With ``setuptools`` in place, novelWriter can be installed to the user space with:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   ./setup.py install --user
+
+This should install novelWriter as ``~/.local/bin/novelWriter``. If you instead want to install for
+all users, i.e. as ``/usr/local/bin/novelWriter``, run:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   sudo ./setup.py install
 
 This is equivalent to what the ``pip`` installer does. It puts novelWriter in the location on your
 system where Python packages are usually kept. This is not really the best suited location for a
 GUI application like novelWriter, so you may instead copy the entire source to a suiteable location
 yourself.
 
-This should install novelWriter to either ``~/.local/bin/novelWriter`` if installed for local user
-only, or to ``/usr/local/bin/novelWriter`` if installed for all users (with the ``sudo`` command).
-
 
 Step 3: Create Launcher Icons
 -----------------------------
 
-Regardless of where you extract or install the source files, you can easily set up a standard icon
-and launcher. To set up this desktop launcher, the needed icons, and the project file association,
-run:
+Regardless of where you extract or install the source files, you can set up a standard icon and a
+launcher. To set up this desktop launcher, the needed icons, and the project file association,
+run the following from inside the novelWriter folder:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
    ./setup.py xdg-install
 
-By default, these commands install novelWriter and its icons for the current user only. To install
-for all users, run the script with the ``sudo`` command.
+By default, this command installs the launcher and icons for the current user only. To install for
+all users, run the script with the ``sudo`` command.
 
 .. tip::
    All options of the setup script can be listed with: ``./setup.py help``.
diff --git a/docs/source/setup_mac.rst b/docs/source/setup_mac.rst
index 5b738865..6bc439d9 100644
--- a/docs/source/setup_mac.rst
+++ b/docs/source/setup_mac.rst
@@ -52,12 +52,19 @@ You can install novelWriter to the correct location for Python packages with:
 
 .. code-block:: console
 
-   ./setup.py install
+   ./setup.py install --user
 
-This is equivalent to what the ``pip`` installer does. It puts novelWriter in the location on your
-system where Python packages are usually kept. This is not really the best suited location for a
-GUI application like novelWriter, so you may instead copy the entire source to a suiteable location
-yourself.
+This requires that the package ``setuptools`` is installed on your system. If not, it can be
+installed with:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   pip3 install --user setuptools
+
+This is method of install is equivalent to what the ``pip`` installer does. It puts novelWriter in
+the location on your system where Python packages are usually kept. This is not really the best
+suited location for a GUI application like novelWriter, so you may instead copy the entire source
+to a suiteable location yourself.
 
 After this, you should be able to launch novelWriter by running ``novelWriter`` in a command line
 window.
diff --git a/nw/assets/text/release_notes.htm b/nw/assets/text/release_notes.htm
index fbbcdb5b..c610131c 100644
--- a/nw/assets/text/release_notes.htm
+++ b/nw/assets/text/release_notes.htm
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 <html>
 <body>
 
+
+<h2>Release Notes for 1.2.1</h2>
+<p><i>Released on 21 March 2021</i></p>
+<p>This patch release is a bug fix release addressing issues with the document editor's search and
+replace tool. Due to some recently added restrictions on when various tools are active, depending
+on which part of the main window has the user's focus, the search tool keyboard shortcuts and
+buttons were blocked when they shouldn't. This release resolves these issues.</p>
+
+<p><i>See also the <a href="https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/releases">Releases</a> page.</i></p>
+
+<hr/>
+
 <h2>Release Notes for 1.2</h2>
 <p><i>Released on 14 March 2021</i></p>
 <p>This release is mainly focused on the Build Novel Project tool. Completely new export classes
@@ -79,7 +91,5 @@ indexer now checks that a keyword (tag or reference) is valid before saving it t
 Previously, an invalid keyword could be saved to the index and potentially crash the application.
 </p>
 
-<p><i>See also the <a href="https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/releases">Releases</a> page.</i></p>
-
 </body>
 </html>