diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cbbc5c5..53a0b3c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v1.2.12 (2024-10-04)
+
+### Other
+
+* Bump min Python to 3.9 ([#38](https://github.com/icecube/skyreader/issues/38)) ([`93bd67f`](https://github.com/icecube/skyreader/commit/93bd67fab0bacfe3ecfae4020379bd4d4a52ccd4))
+
 ## v1.2.11 (2024-08-02)
 
 ### Other
diff --git a/skyreader/__init__.py b/skyreader/__init__.py
index 5710794..8b41bf9 100644
--- a/skyreader/__init__.py
+++ b/skyreader/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # is zero for an official release, positive for a development branch,
 # or negative for a release candidate or beta (after the base version
 # number has been incremented)
-__version__ = "1.2.11"
+__version__ = "1.2.12"
 version_info = (
     int(__version__.split(".")[0]),
     int(__version__.split(".")[1]),