diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 478d31819..963a3763a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## [8.12.0](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/compare/v8.11.3...v8.12.0) (2024-12-13)
+
+### Features
+
+* look for critical notification in respectSystemAlerts ([#962](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/issues/962)) ([916c8c5](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/commit/916c8c557a9366608df211f33b5b7fbb0354dad3))
+
 ## [8.11.3](https://github.com/appium/WebDriverAgent/compare/v8.11.2...v8.11.3) (2024-12-06)
 
 ### Miscellaneous Chores
diff --git a/WebDriverAgentLib/Info.plist b/WebDriverAgentLib/Info.plist
index f100c34c0..0998ccfbb 100644
--- a/WebDriverAgentLib/Info.plist
+++ b/WebDriverAgentLib/Info.plist
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
     <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
     <string>FMWK</string>
     <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-    <string>8.11.3</string>
+    <string>8.12.0</string>
     <key>CFBundleSignature</key>
     <string>????</string>
     <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-    <string>8.11.3</string>
+    <string>8.12.0</string>
     <key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
     <string/>
   </dict>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9df01f49b..55dfe122e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "appium-webdriveragent",
-  "version": "8.11.3",
+  "version": "8.12.0",
   "description": "Package bundling WebDriverAgent",
   "main": "./build/index.js",
   "types": "./build/index.d.ts",