diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index b004dc3..66c239d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Version 0.12.0 - 14 January, 2024
+# Version 0.12.0 - 14 January, 2025
 
 - Fixes https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs-cpp/issues/21. The API that
   NIST has introduced in [FIPS 204](https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/fips/204/final)
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 1d21899..ee5a3c2 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ See in particular limitations on intended use.
 
 ## Release notes
 
-This release of liboqs-cpp was released on January 14, 2024. Its release page
+This release of liboqs-cpp was released on January 14, 2025. Its release page
 on GitHub is
 https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs-cpp/releases/tag/0.12.0.