diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d0ba06a0e7..b482633f9c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ _(none)_
 
 --------------------
 
+## 4.12.1 (2015-02-19)
+* @gkatsev fixed the track list reference while switching techs that use emulated tracks ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/1874))
+* @gkatsev fixed a Firefox error with the captions settings select menu options ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/1877))
+
 ## 4.12.0 (2015-02-17)
 * @PeterDaveHello added a Traditional Chinese translation ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/1729))
 * @mmcc updated the hide/show functions to use a class instead of inline styles ([view](https://github.com/videojs/video.js/pull/1681))
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 4e439e4fad..fbc2c74941 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "video.js",
   "description": "An HTML5 and Flash video player with a common API and skin for both.",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.12.1",
   "main": [
     "dist/video-js/video.js",
     "dist/video-js/video-js.css",
diff --git a/component.json b/component.json
index 464bd03587..2c59b2d2d9 100644
--- a/component.json
+++ b/component.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "video.js",
   "description": "An HTML5 and Flash video player with a common API and skin for both.",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.12.1",
   "keywords": [
     "videojs",
     "html5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ee024e198..18930373fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "video.js",
   "description": "An HTML5 and Flash video player with a common API and skin for both.",
-  "version": "4.12.0",
+  "version": "4.12.1",
   "copyright": "Copyright 2014 Brightcove, Inc. https://github.com/videojs/video.js/blob/master/LICENSE",
   "keywords": [
     "videojs",
diff --git a/src/js/media/media.js b/src/js/media/media.js
index 6c121f8e8b..34605bc508 100644
--- a/src/js/media/media.js
+++ b/src/js/media/media.js
@@ -345,13 +345,13 @@ vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.emulateTextTracks = function() {
 vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.textTracks_;
 
 vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.textTracks = function() {
-  this.textTracks_ = this.textTracks_ || new vjs.TextTrackList();
-  return this.textTracks_;
+  this.player_.textTracks_ = this.player_.textTracks_ || new vjs.TextTrackList();
+  return this.player_.textTracks_;
 };
 
 vjs.MediaTechController.prototype.remoteTextTracks = function() {
-  this.remoteTextTracks_ = this.remoteTextTracks_ || new vjs.TextTrackList();
-  return this.remoteTextTracks_;
+  this.player_.remoteTextTracks_ = this.player_.remoteTextTracks_ || new vjs.TextTrackList();
+  return this.player_.remoteTextTracks_;
 };
 
 createTrackHelper = function(self, kind, label, language, options) {
diff --git a/src/js/tracks/text-track-settings.js b/src/js/tracks/text-track-settings.js
index e0e949de19..32c5b99388 100644
--- a/src/js/tracks/text-track-settings.js
+++ b/src/js/tracks/text-track-settings.js
@@ -163,10 +163,6 @@
       }
     }
 
-    if (target.selectedOptions) {
-      target.selectedOptions[0] = option;
-    }
-
     target.selectedIndex = i;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/tracks/tracks.js b/test/unit/tracks/tracks.js
index 58335ca970..59d1334a35 100644
--- a/test/unit/tracks/tracks.js
+++ b/test/unit/tracks/tracks.js
@@ -285,3 +285,23 @@ test('html5 tech supports native text tracks if the video supports it, unless it
   vjs.TEST_VID = oldTestVid;
   vjs.IS_FIREFOX = oldIsFirefox;
 });
+
+test('when switching techs, we should not get a new text track', function() {
+  var player = PlayerTest.makePlayer({
+        html5: {
+          nativeTextTracks: false
+        }
+      }),
+      htmltracks,
+      flashtracks;
+
+  player.loadTech('Html5');
+
+  htmltracks = player.textTracks();
+
+  player.loadTech('Flash');
+
+  flashtracks = player.textTracks();
+
+  ok(htmltracks === flashtracks, 'the tracks are equal');
+});