diff --git a/semver.py b/semver.py
index bd298824..c3b8f64b 100644
--- a/semver.py
+++ b/semver.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 PY3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3
 
 
-__version__ = "2.11.0"
+__version__ = "2.12.0"
 __author__ = "Kostiantyn Rybnikov"
 __author_email__ = "k-bx@k-bx.com"
 __maintainer__ = ["Sebastien Celles", "Tom Schraitle"]