diff --git a/Doxyfile b/Doxyfile
index cf52c48..edaffea 100644
--- a/Doxyfile
+++ b/Doxyfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PROJECT_NAME           = json-c
 # This could be handy for archiving the generated documentation or 
 # if some version control system is used.
 
-PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.11.99
+PROJECT_NUMBER         = 0.12
 
 # The OUTPUT_DIRECTORY tag is used to specify the (relative or absolute) 
 # base path where the generated documentation will be put. 
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 26ced27..0001d8a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ libjson_cinclude_HEADERS = \
 #libjsonx_include_HEADERS = \
 #	json_config.h
 
-libjson_c_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:0:0 -no-undefined @JSON_BSYMBOLIC_LDFLAGS@
+libjson_c_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:1:0 -no-undefined @JSON_BSYMBOLIC_LDFLAGS@
 
 libjson_c_la_SOURCES = \
 	arraylist.c \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 48c8e5f..99660a4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-AC_INIT([json-c], 0.11.99, [json-c@googlegroups.com])
+AC_INIT([json-c], 0.12, [json-c@googlegroups.com])
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 
diff --git a/json_c_version.h b/json_c_version.h
index 5d3db8f..eed98a4 100644
--- a/json_c_version.h
+++ b/json_c_version.h
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 #define _json_c_version_h_
 
 #define JSON_C_MAJOR_VERSION 0
-#define JSON_C_MINOR_VERSION 11
-#define JSON_C_MICRO_VERSION 99
+#define JSON_C_MINOR_VERSION 12
+#define JSON_C_MICRO_VERSION 0
 #define JSON_C_VERSION_NUM ((JSON_C_MAJOR_VERSION << 16) | \
                             (JSON_C_MINOR_VERSION << 8) | \
                             JSON_C_MICRO_VERSION)
-#define JSON_C_VERSION "0.11.99"
+#define JSON_C_VERSION "0.12"
 
 const char *json_c_version(void); /* Returns JSON_C_VERSION */
 int json_c_version_num(void);     /* Returns JSON_C_VERSION_NUM */