diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c43d6ed..d74d464 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [8.12.1] - 2025-13-02
+### Changed
+- bump to curl 8.12.1
+
 ## [8.12.0] - 2025-05-02
 ### Changed
 - bump to curl 8.12.0
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a6b1604..4e28b08 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.12.0
\ No newline at end of file
+8.12.1
\ No newline at end of file