diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aee2819..9ce5622 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased](https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/log/master)
 
+## [0.12.0](https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc/refs/0.12.0) - 2022-09-01
+
 ### Added
 
 - Read-only mbox backend support.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e21c1e6..202b406 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .SUFFIXES:
 .SUFFIXES: .1 .5 .7 .1.scd .5.scd .7.scd
 
-VERSION!=git describe --long --abbrev=12 --tags --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo 0.11.0
+VERSION!=git describe --long --abbrev=12 --tags --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo 0.12.0
 VPATH=doc
 PREFIX?=/usr/local
 BINDIR?=$(PREFIX)/bin