diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 78e7f27..8032c17 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.11.0"
+  ".": "0.12.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 542d4ab..d03231d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [0.12.0](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-hyperv/compare/v0.11.0...v0.12.0) (2026-08-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* implement the Test Kitchen 4 driver APIs and modernize the driver ([#164](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-hyperv/issues/164)) ([5b773f6](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-hyperv/commit/5b773f63fdd23420ffd7a6bdda5831b82e638168))
+
 ## Unreleased
 
 * Implement the Test Kitchen 4 driver APIs and modernize the driver ([#164](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-hyperv/pull/164)) ([5b773f6](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-hyperv/commit/5b773f6))
diff --git a/lib/kitchen/driver/hyperv_version.rb b/lib/kitchen/driver/hyperv_version.rb
index 73363dd..a6c84de 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/driver/hyperv_version.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/driver/hyperv_version.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ module Driver
     # driver, and therefore without loading test-kitchen.
     #
     # @return [String] a frozen semantic version
-    HYPERV_VERSION = "0.11.0"
+    HYPERV_VERSION = "0.12.0"
   end
 end