diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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+# 0.12.3
+- [executable bits to support build platform linters](https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/error-chain/pull/289)
+
 # 0.12.2
 - [allow `Error::description` to be used for rust below 1.42](https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/error-chain/pull/285)
 - [Improvements to has_backtrace_depending_on_env](https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/error-chain/pull/277)
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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 [package]
 name = "error-chain"
-version = "0.12.2" # remember to update html_root_url
+version = "0.12.3" # remember to update html_root_url
 authors = [ "Brian Anderson <banderson@mozilla.com>",
             "Paul Colomiets <paul@colomiets.name>",
             "Colin Kiegel <kiegel@gmx.de>",
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
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 #![deny(missing_docs)]
-#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/error-chain/0.12.2")]
+#![doc(html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/error-chain/0.12.3")]
 
 //! A library for consistent and reliable error handling
 //!