diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 2c8ce8c5..36a6c9a9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ reader changelog
 Version 0.12
 ------------
 
-Unreleased
+Released 2019-06-22
 
 * Fix flashed messages never disappearing. (`#81`_)
 * Minor metadata page UI improvements.
diff --git a/src/reader/__init__.py b/src/reader/__init__.py
index f6a6ae4d..7780e9eb 100644
--- a/src/reader/__init__.py
+++ b/src/reader/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.12.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.12'
 
 
 from .core.reader import Reader