diff --git a/python/CHANGELOG.md b/python/CHANGELOG.md
index 1320893a..6f3aaae7 100644
--- a/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.1.2] - 2024-09-22
+
+### Changed
+
+- Return the item count from `search_to`
+
 ## [0.1.1] - 2024-09-21
 
 ### Added
@@ -39,7 +45,8 @@ Non-functional release to fix releasing from Github actions.
 
 Initial release.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-rs/compare/python-v0.1.1...main
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-rs/compare/python-v0.1.2...main
+[0.1.2]: https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-rs/compare/python-v0.1.1...python-v0.1.2
 [0.1.1]: https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-rs/compare/python-v0.1.0...python-v0.1.1
 [0.1.0]: https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-rs/compare/python-v0.0.3...python-v0.1.0
 [0.0.3]: https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-rs/compare/python-v0.0.2...python-v0.0.3
diff --git a/python/Cargo.toml b/python/Cargo.toml
index 4bac220d..f7e44ba3 100644
--- a/python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/python/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Python bindings for stac-rs"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-rs"
 homepage = "https://github.com/stac-utils/stac-rs"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 edition = "2021"
 publish = false
 
diff --git a/python/python/stacrs/stacrs.pyi b/python/python/stacrs/stacrs.pyi
index dd7d9257..36b32073 100644
--- a/python/python/stacrs/stacrs.pyi
+++ b/python/python/stacrs/stacrs.pyi
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def search_to(
     query: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
     format: Optional[str] = None,
     options: Optional[list[Tuple[str, str]]] = None,
-) -> None: ...
+) -> int: ...
 def validate_href(href: str) -> None: ...
 def validate(value: dict[str, Any]) -> None: ...
 def write(
diff --git a/python/src/search.rs b/python/src/search.rs
index 6ef31f56..4e016788 100644
--- a/python/src/search.rs
+++ b/python/src/search.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ pub fn search_to(
     query: Option<Py<PyDict>>,
     format: Option<String>,
     options: Option<Vec<(String, String)>>,
-) -> PyResult<()> {
+) -> PyResult<usize> {
     let items = search_items(
         href,
         intersects,
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ pub fn search_to(
         .or_else(|| Format::infer_from_href(&outfile))
         .unwrap_or_default();
     let item_collection = ItemCollection::from(items);
+    let count = item_collection.items.len();
     Builder::new_current_thread()
         .build()?
         .block_on(format.put_opts(
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ pub fn search_to(
             options.unwrap_or_default(),
         ))
         .map_err(Error::from)?;
-    Ok(())
+    Ok(count)
 }
 
 fn search_items(
diff --git a/python/tests/test_search.py b/python/tests/test_search.py
index df3631e1..b4d57599 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_search.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_search.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_search_to(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
 
 def test_search_to_geoparquet(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
-    stacrs.search_to(
+    count = stacrs.search_to(
         str(tmp_path / "out.parquet"),
         "https://landsatlook.usgs.gov/stac-server",
         collections="landsat-c2l2-sr",
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def test_search_to_geoparquet(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         sortby="-properties.datetime",
         max_items=1,
     )
+    assert count == 1
     table = pyarrow.parquet.read_table(tmp_path / "out.parquet")
     items = list(stac_geoparquet.arrow.stac_table_to_items(table))
     assert len(items) == 1