diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ed649e..29b18aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ First official documentation.
 
 _______________________________________________________________________________
 
+## [0.1.2] - 2021-12-01
+
+This release adds support for arbitrary types; previously `AnsiEscape` only supported strings.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Changed `AnsiEscape` to support any type
+- Updated the localisation files
+
+_______________________________________________________________________________
+
 ## [0.1.1] - 2021-12-01
 
 A hotfix release that fixes a problem in the README example code, and adds a screenshot of the code running.
diff --git a/escapyde/ansi.py b/escapyde/ansi.py
index 02af5df..03c1f38 100644
--- a/escapyde/ansi.py
+++ b/escapyde/ansi.py
@@ -21,15 +21,12 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
         return ''
 
     def __or__(self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, str):
-            self.string = other
-            return self
-
         if isinstance(other, AnsiEscape):
             self.sequence += other.sequence
             return self
 
-        raise TypeError(f"Not compatible with type '{other.__class__.__name__}'")
+        self.string = str(other)
+        return self
 
     def __ror__(self, other):
         return self.__or__(other)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index d9be7ba..0eedd01 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ __init__.py:F401,F403,F405\
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = 'escapyde'
-version = '0.1.1'
+version = '0.1.2'
 description = "Yet another ANSI escape sequence library for Python - now modernised!"
 
 authors = ["Lari Liuhamo <lari.liuhamo+pypi@gmail.com>",]