diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 365cc970..33c26a22 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# [6.12.1] / 2021-04-12
+
 # [6.12.0] / 2021-03-05
 
 ### Added
@@ -939,3 +941,4 @@ Bugfixes:
 [6.10.1]: https://github.com/pivotal/LicenseFinder/compare/v6.10.0...v6.10.1
 [6.11.0]: https://github.com/pivotal/LicenseFinder/compare/v6.10.1...v6.11.0
 [6.12.0]: https://github.com/pivotal/LicenseFinder/compare/v6.11.0...v6.12.0
+[6.12.1]: https://github.com/pivotal/LicenseFinder/compare/v6.12.0...v6.12.1
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d4e6cb42..ff61e186 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.12.0
+6.12.1