diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index a9d567db5d..732f4b59de 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
           sourmash = python.buildPythonPackage ( commonArgs // rec {
             pname = "sourmash";
-            version = "4.8.11";
+            version = "4.8.12";
             format = "pyproject";
 
             cargoDeps = rustPlatform.importCargoLock {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9dc3d023a3..6c61b6dda5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build-backend = 'maturin'
 name = "sourmash"
 description = "tools for comparing biological sequences with k-mer sketches"
 readme = "README.md"
-version = "4.8.11"
+version = "4.8.12"
 
 authors = [
   { name="Luiz Irber" },