diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 29e5d27..2c34bb6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ Recode NEWS - User visible changes
 
 :Copyright: © 1993-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
+Version 3.7.12
+==============
+
+:Author: Reuben Thomas, 2022-02.
+
++ Simplify support for ignoring invalid input with iconv, integrated with
+  the --strict and --force mechanisms.
++ Various documentation improvements.
+
+
 Version 3.7.11
 ==============
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f75fadd..8586078 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.69)
-AC_INIT(recode, 3.7.11, [rrt@sc3d.org])
+AC_INIT(recode, 3.7.12, [rrt@sc3d.org])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(src/recode.c)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE