diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f5449161..3cd6d972 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ checksum = "defc4c55412d89136f966bbb339008b474350e5e6e78d2714439c386b3137a03"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "netavark"
-version = "1.12.0-dev"
+version = "1.13.0-dev"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 303f4691..2b1a59ed 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "netavark"
-version = "1.12.0-dev"
+version = "1.13.0-dev"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["github.com/containers"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index f561bf28..1b615d61 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Release Notes
 
+## v1.12.0
+
+* Dependency updates
+* Netavark-DHCP proxy: use dns servers from dhcp lease
+* Improved handling and visibility of errors from aardvark-dns
+* Use nftables as default driver for Fedora 41
+
 ## v1.11.0
 
 * Do not perform namespace detection for aardvark-dns updates as it is not needed