diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ccdcdbf..c8656d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.12.2
+
+* Add ability to specify a projection to tippecanoe-decode
+
 ## 1.12.1
 
 * Fix incorrect tile layer version numbers in tile-join output
diff --git a/decode.cpp b/decode.cpp
index 38ff736..3b90100 100644
--- a/decode.cpp
+++ b/decode.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ void handle(std::string message, int z, unsigned x, unsigned y, int describe) {
 
 	if (describe) {
 		printf(", \"properties\": { \"zoom\": %d, \"x\": %d, \"y\": %d }", z, x, y);
+
+		if (projection != projections) {
+			printf(", \"crs\": { \"type\": \"name\", \"properties\": { \"name\": ");
+			printq(projection->alias);
+			printf(" } }");
+		}
 	}
 
 	printf(", \"features\": [\n");
diff --git a/tests/pbf/11-328-791.3857.json b/tests/pbf/11-328-791.3857.json
index df75227..71863d5 100644
--- a/tests/pbf/11-328-791.3857.json
+++ b/tests/pbf/11-328-791.3857.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "properties": { "zoom": 11, "x": 328, "y": 791 }, "features": [
+{ "type": "FeatureCollection", "properties": { "zoom": 11, "x": 328, "y": 791 }, "crs": { "type": "name", "properties": { "name": "urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3857" } }, "features": [
 { "type": "FeatureCollection", "properties": { "layer": "macarthur", "version": 1, "extent": 4096 }, "features": [
 { "type": "Feature", "properties": { "LINEARID": "1104485645649", "FULLNAME": "W Macarthur Blvd", "RTTYP": "M", "MTFCC": "S1400" }, "geometry": { "type": "LineString", "coordinates": [ [ -13612111.421538, 4555240.804753 ], [ -13612183.081252, 4555231.250125 ], [ -13612426.724279, 4555159.590410 ], [ -13612522.270565, 4555145.258468 ], [ -13612646.480736, 4555111.817268 ], [ -13612665.589993, 4555130.926525 ] ] } }
 ,
diff --git a/version.hpp b/version.hpp
index c88c995..e9ceef8 100644
--- a/version.hpp
+++ b/version.hpp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define VERSION "tippecanoe v1.12.1\n"
+#define VERSION "tippecanoe v1.12.2\n"