diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62041f5ce662c5ad3b0840fee818c30cdf45e688..5fd388bb930a97258f3ff71ff2db8e3be62c8c87 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ For patch submission instructions, see:
 
   https://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
 
+## Release 1.8.12
+
+ * x11.pc: Add URL field (!280)
+ * xkb: Bring over fixes from Xserver to shared XKB source files (!279)
+
 ## Release 1.8.11
 
  * Close xcb connection after freeing display structure to avoid XIO error
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2fd7e3129570973575d7d55c2d2f3e45c4941a2d..c3f23e25d811b574ed72e79d184e31c611be8230 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # Initialize Autoconf
 AC_PREREQ([2.70])
-AC_INIT([libX11], [1.8.11],
+AC_INIT([libX11], [1.8.12],
         [https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libx11/-/issues], [libX11])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([Makefile.am])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config.h include/X11/XlibConf.h])