diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index 43d827d..a95f2e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: run tests
         run: |
           ./build/MaddyTests
+
   test-on-windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: run tests
         run: |
           ./build/Debug/MaddyTests.exe
+
   test-on-osx:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bde4c15..53c160f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ maddy uses [semver versioning](https://semver.org/).
 * ![**CHANGED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-CHANGED-%23e90) gtest is now loaded via cmake and not a git submodule any longer - updated gtest version to 1.13.0
 * ![**CHANGED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-CHANGED-%23e90) tests are only run if the cmake option `MADDY_BUILD_WITH_TESTS` is on, moved test cmake code to the `tests` subfolder
 * ![**REMOVED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-REMOVED-%23900) travis CI and appveyor
-* ![**ADDED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-ADDED-%23099) GitHub workflow
+* ![**ADDED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-ADDED-%23099) GitHub workflow for tests
 * ![**DEPRECATED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-DEPRECATED-%23666) config flags `isEmphasizedParserEnabled` and `isHTMLWrappedInParagraph`
 * ![**ADDED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-ADDED-%23099) config flag `enabledParsers` to en-/disable each parser separately
 * ![**ADDED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-ADDED-%23099) class attribute to code blocks if there is text after the three backticks like ` ```cpp`
 * ![**ADDED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-ADDED-%23099) optional support for latex blocks - it's off by default
+* ![**ADDED**](https://img.shields.io/badge/-ADDED-%23099) version info to the parser class
 * ?
 
 ## version 1.1.2 2020-10-04
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e519324..91adfd5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # maddy
 
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
-[![Version: 1.1.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.1.2-brightgreen.svg)](https://semver.org/)
+[![Version: 1.2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.1.2-brightgreen.svg)](https://semver.org/)
 
 maddy is a C++ Markdown to HTML **header-only** parser library.
 
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ std::stringstream markdownInput("");
 std::shared_ptr<maddy::ParserConfig> config = std::make_shared<maddy::ParserConfig>();
 // config->isEmphasizedParserEnabled = false; // default true - this flag is deprecated
 // config->isHTMLWrappedInParagraph = false; // default true - this flag is deprecated
-config->enabledParsers &= ~maddy::types::EMPHASIZED_PARSER;
-config->enabledParsers |= maddy::types::HTML_PARSER;
+config->enabledParsers &= ~maddy::types::EMPHASIZED_PARSER; // equivalent to !isEmphasizedParserEnabled
+config->enabledParsers |= maddy::types::HTML_PARSER; // equivalent to !isHTMLWrappedInParagraph
 
 std::shared_ptr<maddy::Parser> parser = std::make_shared<maddy::Parser>(config);
 std::string htmlOutput = parser->Parse(markdownInput);
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ make test # or run the executable in ../build/MaddyTests
 There are different possibilities:
 
 * [Create a GitHub issue](https://github.com/progsource/maddy/issues/new)
-* Create a pull request with an own branch (don't forget to put yourself in the
-  AUTHORS file)
+* Create a pull request with an own branch
 
 Please also read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
diff --git a/include/maddy/parser.h b/include/maddy/parser.h
index 1ae8377..e1891bc 100644
--- a/include/maddy/parser.h
+++ b/include/maddy/parser.h
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ namespace maddy {
 class Parser
 {
 public:
+  /**
+   * Version info
+   *
+   * Check https://github.com/progsource/maddy/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
+   * for the changelog.
+  */
+  static const std::string VERSION() { static const std::string v = "1.2.0"; return v; }
+
   /**
    * ctor
    *