diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 86d80121..6a12fe2e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+4.1.12.rc1 - 2024-08-13
+=======================
+* Validating trusted publishing release
+* Add missing require for extract_options
+* Fix rails 7.2 ActiveSupport::ProxyObject deprecation
+* Multiple contributors on current and legacy test suite improvements
+
 4.1.11 - 2022-09-28
 ===================
 * Fix missing require for Rails 7.0.3+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff7f2660..0221f197 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 **If you're viewing this at https://github.com/collectiveidea/delayed_job,
 you're reading the documentation for the master branch.
 [View documentation for the latest release
-(4.1.11).](https://github.com/collectiveidea/delayed_job/tree/v4.1.11)**
+(4.1.12.rc1).](https://github.com/collectiveidea/delayed_job/tree/v4.1.12.rc1)**
 
 Delayed::Job
 ============
diff --git a/delayed_job.gemspec b/delayed_job.gemspec
index 0ed7afc3..4a1a61b8 100644
--- a/delayed_job.gemspec
+++ b/delayed_job.gemspec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.require_paths  = ['lib']
   spec.summary        = 'Database-backed asynchronous priority queue system -- Extracted from Shopify'
   spec.test_files     = Dir.glob('spec/**/*')
-  spec.version        = '4.1.11'
+  spec.version        = '4.1.12.rc1'
   spec.metadata       = {
     'changelog_uri'   => 'https://github.com/collectiveidea/delayed_job/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md',
     'bug_tracker_uri' => 'https://github.com/collectiveidea/delayed_job/issues',