diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 267637b120..7d2424c90b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.8.11
+1.8.12
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index c553f0a4f7..53187db303 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import (
 
 // Version components of the current release.
 const (
-	VersionMajor = 1        // Major version component of the current release
-	VersionMinor = 8        // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 11       // Patch version component of the current release
-	VersionMeta  = "stable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
+	VersionMajor = 1          // Major version component of the current release
+	VersionMinor = 8          // Minor version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 12         // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionMeta  = "unstable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
 // Version holds the textual version string.