diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 797a2211c..3ee92a390 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ## Release notes
 
+### 0.12.9 -- Mar 12, 2021
+* Fix bug with fetch1 with `dj.config['fetch_format']="frame"`. (#876) PR #880
+
 ### 0.12.8 -- Jan 12, 2021
 * table.children, .parents, .descendents, and ancestors can return queryable objects. PR #833
 * Load dependencies before querying dependencies. (#179) PR #833
diff --git a/datajoint/fetch.py b/datajoint/fetch.py
index c2e6649ad..cee7fa3fa 100644
--- a/datajoint/fetch.py
+++ b/datajoint/fetch.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def __call__(self, *attrs, squeeze=False, download_path='.'):
                               for name in heading.names)
         else:  # fetch some attributes, return as tuple
             attributes = [a for a in attrs if not is_key(a)]
-            result = self._expression.proj(*attributes).fetch(squeeze=squeeze, download_path=download_path)
+            result = self._expression.proj(*attributes).fetch(squeeze=squeeze, download_path=download_path, format="array")
             if len(result) != 1:
                 raise DataJointError('fetch1 should only return one tuple. %d tuples were found' % len(result))
             return_values = tuple(
diff --git a/datajoint/version.py b/datajoint/version.py
index cd2ca5888..bea7a65a6 100644
--- a/datajoint/version.py
+++ b/datajoint/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-__version__ = "0.12.8"
+__version__ = "0.12.9"
 
 assert len(__version__) <= 10  # The log table limits version to the 10 characters
diff --git a/docs-parts/intro/Releases_lang1.rst b/docs-parts/intro/Releases_lang1.rst
index 38ab9c0b2..1c3585110 100644
--- a/docs-parts/intro/Releases_lang1.rst
+++ b/docs-parts/intro/Releases_lang1.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.12.9 -- Mar 12, 2021
+----------------------
+* Fix bug with fetch1 with `dj.config['fetch_format']="frame"`. Issue #876 (PR #880)
+
 0.12.8 -- Jan 12, 2021
 ---------------------
 * table.children, .parents, .descendents, and ancestors can return queryable objects. PR #833