diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index fe91a16f..e0cd7f27 100644
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ $ ./configure
 $ make distcheck
 
 If this passes, a tarball with the current release number will be in the current
-directory. Make not of this, as it will be uploaded to GitHub later.
+directory. Make note of this, as it will be uploaded to GitHub later.
 
 6) Commit the changes to configure.ac, NEWS, and index.html to the Check project's
 master branch, with the commit message:
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e1d86494..a3b62c13 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-In Development:
-# Mentioning Check 0.11.0 for now, to fix distcheck target until next release
+Fri Oct 20, 2017: Released Check 0.12.0
+  2017-10-20 10:00:00 +0000
+  based on hash c472c743d7c9f01ae9ea6a0e8e08132251b62abd
 
 * Fix out-of-tree builds with CMake.
   Issue #86
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b2189066..929fcf3e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 # Prelude.
 AC_PREREQ([2.59])
 
-AC_INIT([Check], [0.11.0], [check-devel at lists dot sourceforge dot net])
+AC_INIT([Check], [0.12.0], [check-devel at lists dot sourceforge dot net])
 CHECK_MAJOR_VERSION=0
-CHECK_MINOR_VERSION=11
+CHECK_MINOR_VERSION=12
 CHECK_MICRO_VERSION=0
 CHECK_VERSION=$CHECK_MAJOR_VERSION.$CHECK_MINOR_VERSION.$CHECK_MICRO_VERSION
 
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 34a0720f..59d8e3ce 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ <h3>Latest Check Release</h3>
 
 <p>
 <!-- Update this section during a release -->
-<b>Dec 17, 2016:</b> Check 0.11.0 <a href="https://github.com/libcheck/check/releases">
+<b>Oct 20, 2017:</b> Check 0.12.0 <a href="https://github.com/libcheck/check/releases">
 is now available for download</a>. Check is available under the
 <a href="./COPYING.LESSER">LGPL license</a>. New features available in
 this release are listed on the <a href="./NEWS">NEWS</a> page.