diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index adceee5b3be4..6b1867041671 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if(PLUGIN_SYCL)
   string(REPLACE " -isystem ${CONDA_PREFIX}/include" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
 endif()
 
-project(xgboost LANGUAGES CXX C VERSION 2.1.1)
+project(xgboost LANGUAGES CXX C VERSION 2.1.2)
 include(cmake/Utils.cmake)
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${xgboost_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules")
 
diff --git a/R-package/DESCRIPTION b/R-package/DESCRIPTION
index db5290334b49..f6dbf02cbaec 100644
--- a/R-package/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/R-package/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Package: xgboost
 Type: Package
 Title: Extreme Gradient Boosting
-Version: 2.1.1.1
-Date: 2024-07-30
+Version: 2.1.2.1
+Date: 2024-10-23
 Authors@R: c(
   person("Tianqi", "Chen", role = c("aut"),
          email = "tianqi.tchen@gmail.com"),
diff --git a/R-package/configure b/R-package/configure
index f6deab049b2d..4d7f4ab5c906 100755
--- a/R-package/configure
+++ b/R-package/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for xgboost 2.1.1.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71 for xgboost 2.1.2.
 #
 #
 # Copyright (C) 1992-1996, 1998-2017, 2020-2021 Free Software Foundation,
@@ -607,8 +607,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='xgboost'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='xgboost'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='2.1.1'
-PACKAGE_STRING='xgboost 2.1.1'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='2.1.2'
+PACKAGE_STRING='xgboost 2.1.2'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures xgboost 2.1.1 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures xgboost 2.1.2 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of xgboost 2.1.1:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of xgboost 2.1.2:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-xgboost configure 2.1.1
+xgboost configure 2.1.2
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71
 
 Copyright (C) 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by xgboost $as_me 2.1.1, which was
+It was created by xgboost $as_me 2.1.2, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0$ac_configure_args_raw
@@ -2732,11 +2732,11 @@ if test x$ac_prog_cxx_stdcxx = xno
 then :
   { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $CXX option to enable C++11 features" >&5
 printf %s "checking for $CXX option to enable C++11 features... " >&6; }
-if test ${ac_cv_prog_cxx_11+y}
+if test ${ac_cv_prog_cxx_cxx11+y}
 then :
   printf %s "(cached) " >&6
 else $as_nop
-  ac_cv_prog_cxx_11=no
+  ac_cv_prog_cxx_cxx11=no
 ac_save_CXX=$CXX
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -2778,11 +2778,11 @@ if test x$ac_prog_cxx_stdcxx = xno
 then :
   { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $CXX option to enable C++98 features" >&5
 printf %s "checking for $CXX option to enable C++98 features... " >&6; }
-if test ${ac_cv_prog_cxx_98+y}
+if test ${ac_cv_prog_cxx_cxx98+y}
 then :
   printf %s "(cached) " >&6
 else $as_nop
-  ac_cv_prog_cxx_98=no
+  ac_cv_prog_cxx_cxx98=no
 ac_save_CXX=$CXX
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -3709,7 +3709,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by xgboost $as_me 2.1.1, which was
+This file was extended by xgboost $as_me 2.1.2, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -3773,7 +3773,7 @@ ac_cs_config_escaped=`printf "%s\n" "$ac_cs_config" | sed "s/^ //; s/'/'\\\\\\\\
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config='$ac_cs_config_escaped'
 ac_cs_version="\\
-xgboost config.status 2.1.1
+xgboost config.status 2.1.2
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/R-package/configure.ac b/R-package/configure.ac
index 46b251708fba..516160ffd5bd 100644
--- a/R-package/configure.ac
+++ b/R-package/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.69)
 
-AC_INIT([xgboost],[2.1.1],[],[xgboost],[])
+AC_INIT([xgboost],[2.1.2],[],[xgboost],[])
 
 : ${R_HOME=`R RHOME`}
 if test -z "${R_HOME}"; then
diff --git a/dev/release-artifacts.py b/dev/release-artifacts.py
index 08bb2cbfaff2..5d7854e06719 100644
--- a/dev/release-artifacts.py
+++ b/dev/release-artifacts.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Simple script for managing Python, R, and source release packages.
 
-tqdm, sh are required to run this script.
+tqdm, sh, build, twine are required to run this script.
 """
 
 import argparse
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 import tarfile
 import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 from urllib.request import urlretrieve
 
 import tqdm
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ def download_r_artifacts(
     rpkg_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 
     artifacts = []
-    branch = branch.split("_")[1]  # release_x.y.z
     urls = {}
 
     for plat in platforms:
diff --git a/include/xgboost/version_config.h b/include/xgboost/version_config.h
index ee4c824d7f61..cb5e2bb2845d 100644
--- a/include/xgboost/version_config.h
+++ b/include/xgboost/version_config.h
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 
 #define XGBOOST_VER_MAJOR 2  /* NOLINT */
 #define XGBOOST_VER_MINOR 1  /* NOLINT */
-#define XGBOOST_VER_PATCH 1  /* NOLINT */
+#define XGBOOST_VER_PATCH 2  /* NOLINT */
 
 #endif  // XGBOOST_VERSION_CONFIG_H_
diff --git a/jvm-packages/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/pom.xml
index 53b7333e8fe3..9f647f0bc60f 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>ml.dmlc</groupId>
     <artifactId>xgboost-jvm_2.12</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.1</version>
+    <version>2.1.2</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>XGBoost JVM Package</name>
     <description>JVM Package for XGBoost</description>
diff --git a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-example/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-example/pom.xml
index 554a7bf8f4be..52bb7b6ed1ea 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-example/pom.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ml.dmlc</groupId>
         <artifactId>xgboost-jvm_2.12</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.1</version>
+        <version>2.1.2</version>
     </parent>
     <name>xgboost4j-example</name>
     <artifactId>xgboost4j-example_2.12</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.1</version>
+    <version>2.1.2</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <build>
         <plugins>
diff --git a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-flink/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-flink/pom.xml
index f24e0426c7ef..da9e79d00269 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-flink/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-flink/pom.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ml.dmlc</groupId>
         <artifactId>xgboost-jvm_2.12</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.1</version>
+        <version>2.1.2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>xgboost4j-flink</name>
     <artifactId>xgboost4j-flink_2.12</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.1</version>
+    <version>2.1.2</version>
     <properties>
       <flink-ml.version>2.2.0</flink-ml.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-gpu/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-gpu/pom.xml
index cbc147b8aeff..3c24b82f69cb 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-gpu/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-gpu/pom.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ml.dmlc</groupId>
         <artifactId>xgboost-jvm_2.12</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.1</version>
+        <version>2.1.2</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>xgboost4j-gpu_2.12</artifactId>
     <name>xgboost4j-gpu</name>
-    <version>2.1.1</version>
+    <version>2.1.2</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-spark-gpu/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-spark-gpu/pom.xml
index dd5e3179c023..934a16a4243d 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-spark-gpu/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-spark-gpu/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ml.dmlc</groupId>
         <artifactId>xgboost-jvm_2.12</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.1</version>
+        <version>2.1.2</version>
     </parent>
     <name>xgboost4j-spark-gpu</name>
     <artifactId>xgboost4j-spark-gpu_2.12</artifactId>
diff --git a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-spark/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-spark/pom.xml
index 1858defd5b02..b95c52afd174 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-spark/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j-spark/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ml.dmlc</groupId>
         <artifactId>xgboost-jvm_2.12</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.1</version>
+        <version>2.1.2</version>
     </parent>
     <name>xgboost4j-spark</name>
     <artifactId>xgboost4j-spark_2.12</artifactId>
diff --git a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j/pom.xml b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j/pom.xml
index a4b8985c3493..2a5fa17c887e 100644
--- a/jvm-packages/xgboost4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jvm-packages/xgboost4j/pom.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ml.dmlc</groupId>
         <artifactId>xgboost-jvm_2.12</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.1</version>
+        <version>2.1.2</version>
     </parent>
     <name>xgboost4j</name>
     <artifactId>xgboost4j_2.12</artifactId>
-    <version>2.1.1</version>
+    <version>2.1.2</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/python-package/pyproject.toml b/python-package/pyproject.toml
index 9efb597db88c..de67edc53b3c 100644
--- a/python-package/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python-package/pyproject.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Hyunsu Cho", email = "chohyu01@cs.washington.edu" },
     { name = "Jiaming Yuan", email = "jm.yuan@outlook.com" }
 ]
-version = "2.1.1"
+version = "2.1.2"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
 classifiers = [
diff --git a/python-package/xgboost/VERSION b/python-package/xgboost/VERSION
index 3e3c2f1e5edb..eca07e4c1a8c 100644
--- a/python-package/xgboost/VERSION
+++ b/python-package/xgboost/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.1
+2.1.2