diff --git a/.VERSION_PREFIX b/.VERSION_PREFIX
index 0eb4182..f2bb2d0 100644
--- a/.VERSION_PREFIX
+++ b/.VERSION_PREFIX
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.11
\ No newline at end of file
+0.12
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33b3d04..7c1c27c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Unreleased
+# 0.12.53 (2024-05-30 / 7b52e6d)
 
 ## Changed
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd219c0..c38f45d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ Command line parser with good subcommand and help handling
 To use the latest release, add the following to your `deps.edn` ([Clojure CLI](https://clojure.org/guides/deps_and_cli))
 
 ```
-com.lambdaisland/cli {:mvn/version "0.11.48"}
+com.lambdaisland/cli {:mvn/version "0.12.53"}
 ```
 
 or add the following to your `project.clj` ([Leiningen](https://leiningen.org/))
 
 ```
-[com.lambdaisland/cli "0.11.48"]
+[com.lambdaisland/cli "0.12.53"]
 ```
 <!-- /installation -->