diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 540a5ed7a8..459b28eced 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2024-12-12 v24.12.0
+===================
+
+Nimbus `v24.12.0` is a `low-urgency` release.
+
+### Improvements
+
+* Support `bootstrap_nodes.yaml` bootstrap node specificationn:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/6751
+
 2024-11-29 v24.11.0
 ===================
 
diff --git a/beacon_chain/version.nim b/beacon_chain/version.nim
index ae919028bd..d2cf8c4eb4 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/version.nim
+++ b/beacon_chain/version.nim
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const
     "Copyright (c) 2019-" & compileYear & " Status Research & Development GmbH"
 
   versionMajor* = 24
-  versionMinor* = 11
+  versionMinor* = 12
   versionBuild* = 0
 
   versionBlob* = "stateofus" # Single word - ends up in the default graffiti