diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8c147b..f40c104 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
-1.12.1
+1.12.1 (2025-05-05)
 -------------------
 
 * The C extension now checks that the database metadata lookup was
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index afefc3f..b5e28b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -180,6 +180,6 @@ The MaxMind DB Reader PHP API uses [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## Copyright and License ##
 
-This software is Copyright (c) 2014-2024 by MaxMind, Inc.
+This software is Copyright (c) 2014-2025 by MaxMind, Inc.
 
 This is free software, licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
diff --git a/ext/php_maxminddb.h b/ext/php_maxminddb.h
index b5261b8..2727424 100644
--- a/ext/php_maxminddb.h
+++ b/ext/php_maxminddb.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 #ifndef PHP_MAXMINDDB_H
 #define PHP_MAXMINDDB_H 1
-#define PHP_MAXMINDDB_VERSION "1.12.0"
+#define PHP_MAXMINDDB_VERSION "1.12.1"
 #define PHP_MAXMINDDB_EXTNAME "maxminddb"
 
 extern zend_module_entry maxminddb_module_entry;
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 5fe5cb8..6c47c68 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -14,19 +14,18 @@
         <email>goschwald@maxmind.com</email>
         <active>yes</active>
     </lead>
-    <date>2024-11-14</date>
+    <date>2025-05-05</date>
     <version>
-        <release>1.12.0</release>
-        <api>1.12.0</api>
+        <release>1.12.1</release>
+        <api>1.12.1</api>
     </version>
     <stability>
         <release>stable</release>
         <api>stable</api>
     </stability>
     <license uri="https://github.com/maxmind/MaxMind-DB-Reader-php/blob/main/LICENSE">Apache License 2.0</license>
-    <notes>* Improve the error handling when the user tries to open a directory
-  with the pure PHP reader.
-* Improve the typehints on arrays in the PHPDocs.</notes>
+    <notes>* The C extension now checks that the database metadata lookup was
+  successful.</notes>
     <contents>
         <dir name="/">
             <file role="doc" name="LICENSE"/>