diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 0b3421f6d6..752cbdc980 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2.2.12
+ * 
+
 2.2.11
  * Safely handle empty buffers when outputting to JSON (CASSANDRA-13868)
  * Copy session properties on cqlsh.py do_login (CASSANDRA-13847)
diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 37ffb8b2a2..3bff458f07 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ 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.
 
+2.2.12
+======
+
+Upgrading
+---------
+    - Nothing specific to this release, but please see 2.2 if you are upgrading
+      from a previous version.
+
 2.2.11
 ======
 
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 38c7d24e06..43057dc1f2 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="2.2.11"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="2.2.12"/>
     <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 c62632589e..46d9e50c9b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (2.2.12) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Michael Shuler <michael@pbandjelly.org>  Thu, 05 Oct 2017 10:21:40 -0500
+
 cassandra (2.2.11) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release