diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 1bd76f6161c..4177fd6874a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Changelog
 
 |kitty| is a feature full, cross-platform, *fast*, GPU based terminal emulator.
 
-0.12.0 [future]
+0.12.0 [2018-09-01]
 ------------------------------
 
 - Preserve the mouse selection even when the contents of the screen are
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index 3abeab87396..187ed664821 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 
 appname = 'kitty'
-version = (0, 11, 3)
+version = (0, 12, 0)
 str_version = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos = 'darwin' in _plat