diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index ece9a777ff..b4f476c3dc 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <property name="test.name" value="*Test"/>
     <property name="test.unit.src" value="${test.dir}/unit"/>
     <property name="dist.dir" value="${build.dir}/dist"/>
-    <property name="version" value="0.6.11"/>
+    <property name="version" value="0.6.12"/>
     <property name="final.name" value="${ant.project.name}-${version}"/>
     <property name="ivy.version" value="2.1.0" />
     <property name="ivy.url"
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index eee950d0f3..16fa2b55b1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (0.6.12) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New stable point release.
+
+ -- Eric Evans <eevans@apache.org>  Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:00:46 -0600
+
 cassandra (0.6.11) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New stable point release.