diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 86a2370..19a77f6 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [0.12.0] - 2017-04-05
+
 ### Added
 
 * Support for CARGO_TARGET_DIR environment variable (#33)
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@
 
 Initial release.
 
+[0.12.0]: https://github.com/malept/thermite/compare/v0.11.1...v0.12.0
 [0.11.1]: https://github.com/malept/thermite/compare/v0.11.0...v0.11.1
 [0.11.0]: https://github.com/malept/thermite/compare/v0.10.0...v0.11.0
 [0.10.0]: https://github.com/malept/thermite/compare/v0.9.0...v0.10.0
diff --git a/thermite.gemspec b/thermite.gemspec
index 9d58971..ab1e70a 100644
--- a/thermite.gemspec
+++ b/thermite.gemspec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'English'
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = 'thermite'
-  s.version     = '0.11.1'
+  s.version     = '0.12.0'
   s.summary     = 'Rake helpers for Rust+Ruby'
   s.description = 'A Rake-based helper for building and distributing Rust-based Ruby extensions'