diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index a5ee496809..6088dcf873 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,16 @@ restore snapshots created with the previous major version using the
 'sstableloader' tool. You can upgrade the file format of your snapshots
 using the provided 'sstableupgrade' tool.
 
+3.0.12
+======
+
+Upgrading
+---------
+   - Nothing specific to this release, but please see previous versions upgrading section,
+     especially if you are upgrading from 2.2.
+
 3.0.11
-=====
+======
 
 Upgrading
 ---------
@@ -34,7 +42,7 @@ Upgrading
      replication settings and adjacent ranges are no longer merged (CASSANDRA-9639).
 
 3.0.10
-=====
+======
 
 Upgrading
 ---------
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 4e3011f7cb..2d2d31340e 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
 
     <!-- default version and SCM information -->
-    <property name="base.version" value="3.0.11"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="3.0.12"/>
     <property name="scm.connection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.developerConnection" value="scm:git://git.apache.org/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.url" value="http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=tree"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 64cd73bb81..62873dde02 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (3.0.12) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Michael Shuler <michael@pbandjelly.org>  Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:06:07 -0600
+
 cassandra (3.0.11) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release