diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b425a0b57..b9211f2f2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project ('aravis', 'c', 'cpp', version: '0.8.11', meson_version: '>=0.47.0')
+project ('aravis', 'c', 'cpp', version: '0.8.12', meson_version: '>=0.47.0')
 
 gnome = import('gnome')
 pkg = import ('pkgconfig')