diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9be7065970..ba6df36956 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# v12.0.0a1-snapshot
+# v12.0.0a1
 
 Kubernetes API Version: 1.16.14
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50a2b80292..4fedd918b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ supported versions of Kubernetes clusters.
 
 #### Compatibility matrix
 
-|                    | Kubernetes 1.13 | Kubernetes 1.14 | Kubernetes 1.15 |
+|                    | Kubernetes 1.14 | Kubernetes 1.15 | Kubernetes 1.16 |
 |--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-| client-python 9.0  |✓                |+-               |+-               |
-| client-python 10.0 |+-               |✓                |+-               |
-| client-python 11.0 |+-               |+-               |✓                |
+| client-python 10.0 |✓                |+-               |+-               |
+| client-python 11.0 |+-               |✓                |+-               |
+| client-python 12.0 |+-               |+-               |✓                |
 | client-python HEAD |+-               |+-               |+-               |
 
 Key:
@@ -115,11 +115,12 @@ between client-python versions.
 | 8.0 Alpha/Beta  | Kubernetes main repo, 1.12 branch    | ✗                             |
 | 8.0             | Kubernetes main repo, 1.12 branch    | ✗                             |
 | 9.0 Alpha/Beta  | Kubernetes main repo, 1.13 branch    | ✗                             |
-| 9.0             | Kubernetes main repo, 1.13 branch    | ✓                             |
+| 9.0             | Kubernetes main repo, 1.13 branch    | ✗                             |
 | 10.0 Alpha/Beta | Kubernetes main repo, 1.14 branch    | ✗                             |
 | 10.0            | Kubernetes main repo, 1.14 branch    | ✓                             |
 | 11.0 Alpha/Beta | Kubernetes main repo, 1.15 branch    | ✗                             |
 | 11.0            | Kubernetes main repo, 1.15 branch    | ✓                             |
+| 12.0 Alpha/Beta | Kubernetes main repo, 1.16 branch    | ✓                             |
 
 Key:
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/README.md b/kubernetes/README.md
index 1ca0c3b5ea..1305f5814f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/README.md
+++ b/kubernetes/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ No description provided (generated by Openapi Generator https://github.com/opena
 This Python package is automatically generated by the [OpenAPI Generator](https://openapi-generator.tech) project:
 
 - API version: release-1.16
-- Package version: 12.0.0-snapshot
+- Package version: 12.0.0a1
 - Build package: org.openapitools.codegen.languages.PythonClientCodegen
 
 ## Requirements.
diff --git a/kubernetes/__init__.py b/kubernetes/__init__.py
index 3cd12e801b..cc1742a338 100644
--- a/kubernetes/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 __project__ = 'kubernetes'
 # The version is auto-updated. Please do not edit.
-__version__ = "12.0.0-snapshot"
+__version__ = "12.0.0a1"
 
 import kubernetes.client
 import kubernetes.config
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/__init__.py b/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
index 3159d9534d..7d9b48d4f5 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-__version__ = "12.0.0-snapshot"
+__version__ = "12.0.0a1"
 
 # import apis into sdk package
 from kubernetes.client.api.admissionregistration_api import AdmissionregistrationApi
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/api_client.py b/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
index ef56f4eb7d..8148693831 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/api_client.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def __init__(self, configuration=None, header_name=None, header_value=None,
             self.default_headers[header_name] = header_value
         self.cookie = cookie
         # Set default User-Agent.
-        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/12.0.0-snapshot/python'
+        self.user_agent = 'OpenAPI-Generator/12.0.0a1/python'
         self.client_side_validation = configuration.client_side_validation
 
     def __enter__(self):
diff --git a/kubernetes/client/configuration.py b/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
index ac926fc094..e87e18f621 100644
--- a/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
+++ b/kubernetes/client/configuration.py
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def to_debug_report(self):
                "OS: {env}\n"\
                "Python Version: {pyversion}\n"\
                "Version of the API: release-1.16\n"\
-               "SDK Package Version: 12.0.0-snapshot".\
+               "SDK Package Version: 12.0.0a1".\
                format(env=sys.platform, pyversion=sys.version)
 
     def get_host_settings(self):
diff --git a/scripts/constants.py b/scripts/constants.py
index 18b68ea621..b19d171055 100644
--- a/scripts/constants.py
+++ b/scripts/constants.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 KUBERNETES_BRANCH = "release-1.16"
 
 # client version for packaging and releasing.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "12.0.0-snapshot"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "12.0.0a1"
 
 # Name of the release package
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 22ec5b69a5..e55c3ea76b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 # Do not edit these constants. They will be updated automatically
 # by scripts/update-client.sh.
-CLIENT_VERSION = "12.0.0-snapshot"
+CLIENT_VERSION = "12.0.0a1"
 PACKAGE_NAME = "kubernetes"
 DEVELOPMENT_STATUS = "3 - Alpha"