diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/github-ci.yml
index ea4b7955..c8de42fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
 # Define env vars #
 ###################
 env:
-  HEXL_VER: 1.2.3
+  HEXL_VER: 1.2.4
   HEXL_DIR: ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/lib/cmake/hexl-${HEXL_VER}
   HEXL_HINT_DIR: >
       -DHEXL_HINT_DIR=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/lib/cmake/hexl-${HEXL_VER}
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ice-lake, [self-hosted, ubuntu-18.04], macos-latest, ubuntu-20.04]
+        # os: [ice-lake, [self-hosted, ubuntu-18.04], macos-latest, ubuntu-20.04]
+        os: [ice-lake, macos-latest, ubuntu-20.04]
         build_type: [Release, Debug]
         shared_lib: [ON, OFF]
         include:
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b0991897..5112547e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changes
 
+## Version 1.2.4
+- Adds experimental HEXL-FPGA compatibility for dyadic multiply and key switch (https://github.com/intel/hexl/pull/109)
+- Adds vcpkg example of how to use previous hexl versions (https://github.com/intel/hexl/pull/103)
+- Adds benchmarking montgomery multiplication (https://github.com/intel/hexl/pull/94)
+- Moves to compiling with minimum C++ 17
+- Updates to documentation
+
 ## Version 1.2.3
 - Fix to EltwiseReduceMod on AVX512-DQ processors (https://github.com/intel/hexl/issues/86)
 - Update minimum CMake version to 3.13
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a8ae6dd..1cee76b0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # target_link_options and cmake -S . -B build require cmake 3.13
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
-project(HEXL VERSION 1.2.3 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+project(HEXL VERSION 1.2.4 LANGUAGES C CXX)
 
 include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 87f89b95..6925f6c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,29 +9,29 @@ word-sized primes, typically 30-60 bits. Intel HE Acceleration Library provides
 an API for 64-bit unsigned integers and targets Intel CPUs. For more details on
 Intel HE Acceleration Library, see our
 [whitepaper](https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.16400.pdf). For tips on best
-performance, see [Performance](#performance)
+performance, see [Performance](#performance).
 
 ## Contents
-- [Intel Homomorphic Encryption (HE) Acceleration Library](#intel-homomorphic-encryption-acceleration-library-hexl)
+- [Intel Homomorphic Encryption (HE) Acceleration Library](#intel-homomorphic-encryption-he-acceleration-library)
   - [Contents](#contents)
   - [Introduction](#introduction)
-  - [Building Intel HE Acceleration Library](#building-intel-hexl)
+  - [Building Intel HE Acceleration Library](#building-intel-he-acceleration-library)
     - [Dependencies](#dependencies)
     - [Compile-time options](#compile-time-options)
-    - [Compiling Intel HE Acceleration Library](#compiling-intel-hexl)
+    - [Compiling Intel HE Acceleration Library](#compiling-intel-he-acceleration-library)
       - [Linux and Mac](#linux-and-mac)
       - [Windows](#windows)
   - [Performance](#performance)
-  - [Testing Intel HE Acceleration Library](#testing-intel-hexl)
-  - [Benchmarking Intel HE Acceleration Library](#benchmarking-intel-hexl)
-  - [Using Intel HE Acceleration Library](#using-intel-hexl)
+  - [Testing Intel HE Acceleration Library](#testing-intel-he-acceleration-library)
+  - [Benchmarking Intel HE Acceleration Library](#benchmarking-intel-he-acceleration-library)
+  - [Using Intel HE Acceleration Library](#using-intel-he-acceleration-library)
   - [Debugging](#debugging)
   - [Threading](#threading)
 - [Community Adoption](#community-adoption)
 - [Documentation](#documentation)
 - [Contributing](#contributing)
   - [Repository layout](#repository-layout)
-- [Citing Intel HE Acceleration Library](#citing-intel-hexl)
+- [Citing Intel HE Acceleration Library](#citing-intel-he-acceleration-library)
     - [Version 1.2](#version-12)
     - [Version 1.1](#version-11)
     - [Version 1.0](#version-10)
diff --git a/example/README.md b/example/README.md
index 91717394..7961a545 100644
--- a/example/README.md
+++ b/example/README.md
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ Once you have installed Intel HE Acceleration Library. Then, in your external
 application, add the following lines to your `CMakeLists.txt`:
 
 ```bash
-find_package(HEXL 1.2.3
+find_package(HEXL 1.2.4
     HINTS ${HEXL_HINT_DIR}
     REQUIRED)
 target_link_libraries(<your target> HEXL::hexl)
 ```
 If Intel HE Acceleration Library is installed globally, `HEXL_HINT_DIR` is not
 needed. Otherwise, `HEXL_HINT_DIR` should be the directory containing
-`HEXLConfig.cmake`, e.g. `${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/cmake/hexl-1.2.3/`
+`HEXLConfig.cmake`, e.g. `${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib/cmake/hexl-1.2.4/`
 
 ## Method 2 (pkgconfig)
 
diff --git a/example/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/example/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f733758..2be35212 100644
--- a/example/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 
 project(hexl_example LANGUAGES C CXX)
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 
 # Example using source
-find_package(HEXL 1.2.3
+find_package(HEXL 1.2.4
     HINTS ${HEXL_HINT_DIR}
     REQUIRED)
 if (NOT TARGET HEXL::hexl)
diff --git a/example/vcpkg/vcpkg.json b/example/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
index cf9fbcad..f5fbccd6 100644
--- a/example/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
+++ b/example/vcpkg/vcpkg.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "dependencies": [
         {
             "name": "hexl",
-            "version>=": "1.2.3"
+            "version>=": "1.2.4"
         }
     ],
     "builtin-baseline": "7baf7bc9f3390bab2f47e2bcbd35b065663bc80d",
diff --git a/port/hexl/portfile.cmake b/port/hexl/portfile.cmake
index fd7de119..590b6328 100644
--- a/port/hexl/portfile.cmake
+++ b/port/hexl/portfile.cmake
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ vcpkg_cmake_configure(
 )
 
 vcpkg_cmake_install()
-vcpkg_cmake_config_fixup(PACKAGE_NAME "HEXL" CONFIG_PATH "lib/cmake/hexl-1.2.3")
+vcpkg_cmake_config_fixup(PACKAGE_NAME "HEXL" CONFIG_PATH "lib/cmake/hexl-1.2.4")
 
 vcpkg_fixup_pkgconfig()
 
diff --git a/port/hexl/vcpkg.json b/port/hexl/vcpkg.json
index 0b13528b..c7a5d50b 100644
--- a/port/hexl/vcpkg.json
+++ b/port/hexl/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hexl",
-  "version": "1.2.3",
+  "version": "1.2.4",
   "description": "Intel® HEXL is an open-source library which provides efficient implementations of integer arithmetic on Galois fields.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/intel/hexl",
   "supports": "x64 & !(windows & !static)",