diff --git a/CHANGES.markdown b/CHANGES.markdown
--- a/CHANGES.markdown
+++ b/CHANGES.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.2.0.1 (4 June 2014)
+---------------------
+
+- Bug fix: arrow head and tail length and gaps specified with `Local`
+  now work correctly ([#193](https://github.com/diagrams/diagrams-lib/issues/193)).
+
 1.2 (27 May 2014)
 -----------------
 
diff --git a/diagrams-lib.cabal b/diagrams-lib.cabal
--- a/diagrams-lib.cabal
+++ b/diagrams-lib.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                diagrams-lib
-Version:             1.2
+Version:             1.2.0.1
 Synopsis:            Embedded domain-specific language for declarative graphics
 Description:         Diagrams is a flexible, extensible EDSL for creating
                      graphics of many types.  Graphics can be created
diff --git a/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Arrow.hs b/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Arrow.hs
--- a/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Arrow.hs
+++ b/src/Diagrams/TwoD/Arrow.hs
@@ -412,10 +412,10 @@
 
         -- The head size, tail size, head gap, and tail gap are obtained
         -- from the style and converted to output units.
-        hSize = fromMeasure gToO nToO (opts ^. headLength)
-        tSize = fromMeasure gToO nToO (opts ^. tailLength)
-        hGap = fromMeasure gToO nToO (opts ^. headGap)
-        tGap = fromMeasure gToO nToO (opts ^. tailGap)
+        hSize = fromMeasure gToO nToO . transform tr $ opts ^. headLength
+        tSize = fromMeasure gToO nToO . transform tr $ opts ^. tailLength
+        hGap = fromMeasure gToO nToO . transform tr $ opts ^. headGap
+        tGap = fromMeasure gToO nToO . transform tr $ opts ^. tailGap
 
         -- Make the head and tail and save their widths.
         (h, hWidth') = mkHead hSize opts' gToO nToO