diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index b466c5242..78d461c2e 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@
 
 html_context = {
     'versions_dropdown': {
-        'dev': 'v0.12 (devel)',
-        'stable': 'v0.11 (stable)',
+        'dev': 'v0.13 (devel)',
+        'stable': 'v0.12 (stable)',
+        'v0.11': 'v0.11',
         'v0.10': 'v0.10',
         'v0.9': 'v0.9',
         'v0.8': 'v0.8',
diff --git a/doc/whats_new.rst b/doc/whats_new.rst
index 19662e4e0..b34a4ef9b 100644
--- a/doc/whats_new.rst
+++ b/doc/whats_new.rst
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ What's new?
 Version 0.12 (unreleased)
 -------------------------
 
-...
+This release includes a number of bug fixes as well as several smaller enhancements.
+Please note some updated requirements, as listed in the details below.
 
 📝 Notable changes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-- ...
+- Nothing out of the ordinary, see below.
 
 👩🏽‍💻 Authors
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ Detailed list of changes
 🧐 API and behavior changes
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-- ...
+- nothing new!
 
 🛠 Requirements
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
diff --git a/mne_bids/__init__.py b/mne_bids/__init__.py
index 71b290701..0cfee8dab 100644
--- a/mne_bids/__init__.py
+++ b/mne_bids/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """MNE software for easily interacting with BIDS compatible datasets."""
 
-__version__ = '0.12.dev0'
+__version__ = '0.12'
 from mne_bids import commands
 from mne_bids.report import make_report
 from mne_bids.path import (BIDSPath, get_datatypes, get_entity_vals,