diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ac454c6a..34a83616 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.12.0
+0.12.1
diff --git a/dists/debian/changelog b/dists/debian/changelog
index 7175e5b1..2c455f00 100644
--- a/dists/debian/changelog
+++ b/dists/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+snapper (0.12.1) stable; urgency=low
+
+  * Updated to version 0.12.1
+
+ -- Arvin Schnell <aschnell@suse.com>  Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:16:10 +0000
+
 snapper (0.12.0) stable; urgency=low
 
   * Updated to version 0.12.0
diff --git a/package/snapper.changes b/package/snapper.changes
index a1ceecdf..2c0e3f7f 100644
--- a/package/snapper.changes
+++ b/package/snapper.changes
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Tue Dec 17 09:14:46 CET 2024 - aschnell@suse.com
 
 - make some binary paths used in snbk configurable
   (gh#openSUSE/snapper#970)
+- version 0.12.1
 
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