diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index dbb3b7de4..c364491dd 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on `Keep a Changelog`_, and this project adheres to
 `Semantic Versioning`_.
 
-Unreleased
-----------
+[0.12.0] 2024-09-03
+-------------------
 
 Fixed
 ~~~~~
diff --git a/xugrid/__init__.py b/xugrid/__init__.py
index a47846347..a05ecf773 100644
--- a/xugrid/__init__.py
+++ b/xugrid/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 from xugrid.ugrid.ugrid1d import Ugrid1d
 from xugrid.ugrid.ugrid2d import Ugrid2d
 
-__version__ = "0.11.2"
+__version__ = "0.12.0"
 
 __all__ = (
     "data",