diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index d11b13c1e6..48e0ac1f29 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.12.0rc3
+current_version = 0.12.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)((?P<prerel>rc|\.dev)(?P<prerelver>\d+))?
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 401ea4b7e5..16e9ca6049 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ endif()
 
 
 project(ethminer)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION 0.12.0rc3)
+set(PROJECT_VERSION 0.12.0)
 
 # link_directories interprate relative paths with respect to CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0015 NEW)