diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 450c8bbd8..1eb88b6f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## 2.12.1
+
+### Fixes
+- Print logr prefix if it exists (#1275) [90d4846]
+
+### Maintenance
+- Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 (#1271) [555f543]
+- Bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.11.0 to 0.12.0 (#1270) [d867b7d]
+
 ## 2.12.0
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/types/version.go b/types/version.go
index 21fb22b6e..04545630a 100644
--- a/types/version.go
+++ b/types/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package types
 
-const VERSION = "2.12.0"
+const VERSION = "2.12.1"