diff --git a/VERSION.txt b/VERSION.txt
index 56a585d..ac454c6 100644
--- a/VERSION.txt
+++ b/VERSION.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.11.1dev
+0.12.0
diff --git a/rpm/mailqueue-runner.spec b/rpm/mailqueue-runner.spec
index 71a2fb7..4f0a859 100644
--- a/rpm/mailqueue-runner.spec
+++ b/rpm/mailqueue-runner.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           mailqueue-runner
-Version:        0.11.0
+Version:        0.12.0
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        SMTP client for CLI scripts
 
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ restorecon %{_sysconfdir}/mailqueue-runner.conf
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Sep 01 2024 Felix Schwarz <felix.schwarz@oss.schwarz.eu> - 0.12.0-1
+- update to 0.12.0
+
 * Wed Aug 07 2024 Felix Schwarz <felix.schwarz@oss.schwarz.eu> - 0.11.0-1
 - update to 0.11.0