diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 96b375d..407d359 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 7)
-set(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 11)
+set(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 12)
 set(CJSON_VERSION_SO 1)
 set(CJSON_UTILS_VERSION_SO 1)
 set(PROJECT_VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH}")
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 93fffcc..cf1f09a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CJSON_TEST_SRC = cJSON.c test.c
 
 LDLIBS = -lm
 
-LIBVERSION = 1.7.11
+LIBVERSION = 1.7.12
 CJSON_SOVERSION = 1
 UTILS_SOVERSION = 1
 
diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index f9c2ffa..60b72c0 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ CJSON_PUBLIC(char *) cJSON_GetStringValue(cJSON *item) {
 }
 
 /* This is a safeguard to prevent copy-pasters from using incompatible C and header files */
-#if (CJSON_VERSION_MAJOR != 1) || (CJSON_VERSION_MINOR != 7) || (CJSON_VERSION_PATCH != 11)
+#if (CJSON_VERSION_MAJOR != 1) || (CJSON_VERSION_MINOR != 7) || (CJSON_VERSION_PATCH != 12)
     #error cJSON.h and cJSON.c have different versions. Make sure that both have the same.
 #endif
 
diff --git a/cJSON.h b/cJSON.h
index daf3128..592986b 100644
--- a/cJSON.h
+++ b/cJSON.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ then using the CJSON_API_VISIBILITY flag to "export" the same symbols the way CJ
 /* project version */
 #define CJSON_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define CJSON_VERSION_MINOR 7
-#define CJSON_VERSION_PATCH 11
+#define CJSON_VERSION_PATCH 12
 
 #include <stddef.h>