diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_package.yml b/.github/workflows/test_package.yml
index 9081331..fbac25f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_package.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python_version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install pyexiv2==2.11.0
+        python -m pip install pyexiv2==2.12.0
         python -m pip install pytest psutil
     - name: Test
       run: |
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python_version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install pyexiv2==2.11.0
+        python -m pip install pyexiv2==2.12.0
         python -m pip install pytest psutil
     - name: Test
       run: |
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python_version }}
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        python -m pip install pyexiv2==2.11.0
+        python -m pip install pyexiv2==2.12.0
         python -m pip install pytest psutil
     - name: Test
       run: |
diff --git a/docs/Tutorial-cn.md b/docs/Tutorial-cn.md
index fe9d7ea..d9ffd9d 100644
--- a/docs/Tutorial-cn.md
+++ b/docs/Tutorial-cn.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def convert_iptc_to_xmp(data: dict, encoding='utf-8') -> dict
 def convert_xmp_to_exif(data: dict, encoding='utf-8') -> dict
 def convert_xmp_to_iptc(data: dict, encoding='utf-8') -> dict
 
-__version__ = '2.11.0'
+__version__ = '2.12.0'
 __exiv2_version__ = '0.28.1'
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/Tutorial.md b/docs/Tutorial.md
index 96a6b84..ad95439 100644
--- a/docs/Tutorial.md
+++ b/docs/Tutorial.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def convert_iptc_to_xmp(data: dict, encoding='utf-8') -> dict
 def convert_xmp_to_exif(data: dict, encoding='utf-8') -> dict
 def convert_xmp_to_iptc(data: dict, encoding='utf-8') -> dict
 
-__version__ = '2.11.0'
+__version__ = '2.12.0'
 __exiv2_version__ = '0.28.1'
 ```
 
diff --git a/pyexiv2/__init__.py b/pyexiv2/__init__.py
index 2118fa1..171f832 100644
--- a/pyexiv2/__init__.py
+++ b/pyexiv2/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from .core import *
 
 
-__version__ = '2.11.0'
+__version__ = '2.12.0'
 __exiv2_version__ = exiv2api.version()
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d870e03..51dab4a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name='pyexiv2',
-    version='2.11.0',    # need to set the variable in 'pyexiv2/__init__.py'
+    version='2.12.0',    # need to set the variable in 'pyexiv2/__init__.py'
     author='LeoHsiao',
     author_email='leohsiao@foxmail.com',
     description='Read/Write metadata(including EXIF, IPTC, XMP), comment and ICC Profile embedded in digital images.',