diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES b/RELEASE-NOTES
index 33c44ce7d..b0563d058 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Release 2.7.12
+  various bugfixes
+
 # Release 2.7.11
   * fix offline signing (issue #195)
   * fix android crashes caused by threads
diff --git a/lib/version.py b/lib/version.py
index 18ff10d88..c13fd4c72 100644
--- a/lib/version.py
+++ b/lib/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ELECTRUM_VERSION = '2.7.11' # version of the client package
+ELECTRUM_VERSION = '2.7.12' # version of the client package
 PROTOCOL_VERSION = '0.10'   # protocol version requested
 
 # The hash of the mnemonic seed must begin with this