diff --git a/RELEASES b/RELEASES
index 3a53249..b5de73b 100644
--- a/RELEASES
+++ b/RELEASES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+v2.12.6:
+- adding rule for interface
 v2.12.5:
 - if usage is invoked, exit code should not be zero
 - add JCLIFF_DEBUG parameters to allow debugging JCLIFF without editing the jcliff script
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b1a5bda..a708049 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <groupId>com.redhat.util</groupId>
   <artifactId>jcliff</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.12.5</version>
+  <version>2.12.6</version>
   <name>JBoss configuration client front-end</name>
   <developers>
     <developer>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/redhat/jcliff/Main.java b/src/main/java/com/redhat/jcliff/Main.java
index f45e1b5..3a75cc6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/redhat/jcliff/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/redhat/jcliff/Main.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  */
 public class Main {
 
-    private static final String VERSION="2.12.5";
+    private static final String VERSION="2.12.6";
 
     private static final HashSet<String> specialRules=new HashSet<String>();