diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index cb8d326b2b21a51398e21c7945cf1aa0a626999f..c46285346bf68c52232e775a4fa7d57538748987 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ authors:
     given-names: Stefan
     orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7214-8125
 title: CaosDB - Advanced User Tools
-version: 0.11.0
+version: 0.12.0
 doi: 10.3390/data4020083
-date-released: 2024-07-09
\ No newline at end of file
+date-released: 2024-07-31
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8afe8c77a5251c22df094bccc7d52ac096b21218..03c515e6f65f93c9f4a2e685bf2541a8ff4bb66e 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 ########################################################################
 
 MAJOR = 0
-MINOR = 11
-MICRO = 1
+MINOR = 12
+MICRO = 0
 PRE = ""  # e.g. rc0, alpha.1, 0.beta-23
-ISRELEASED = False
+ISRELEASED = True
 
 if PRE:
     VERSION = "{}.{}.{}-{}".format(MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO, PRE)
diff --git a/src/doc/conf.py b/src/doc/conf.py
index 632caece9896f1fe7f075aa49ab7c652f94380d4..0fc4ff0811cf4b845e5978b553e7760ac3000637 100644
--- a/src/doc/conf.py
+++ b/src/doc/conf.py
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ copyright = '2023, IndiScale GmbH'
 author = 'Daniel Hornung'
 
 # The short X.Y version
-version = '0.11.1'
+version = '0.12.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.11.1-dev'
+release = '0.12.0'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------