diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 94dd08eaa8..701df9ce49 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+4.1.12
+
+
 4.1.11
  * Fix ant generate-eclipse-files (CASSANDRA-21215)
  * No need to evict already prepared statements, as it creates a race condition between multiple threads (CASSANDRA-17401)
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 466b39a1d5..d8a2743f36 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
 
     <!-- default version and SCM information -->
-    <property name="base.version" value="4.1.11"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="4.1.12"/>
     <property name="scm.connection" value="scm:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.developerConnection" value="scm:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.url" value="https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git"/>