diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index 5ed82f084..714bda9cf 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
    git co -b release-v0.1 origin/main
    ```
 
-1. Confirm that the kotlin build is green before committing any changes
+1. Confirm that the kotlin build is green before committing any changes.
+   Takes about three minutes on an M3 Macbook Pro.
    (Note we exclude benchmarks, but you can check those too!)
    ```bash
    ./gradlew build && ./gradlew connectedCheck -x :benchmarks:dungeon-benchmark:connectedCheck -x :benchmarks:performance-poetry:complex-benchmark:connectedCheck -x  :benchmarks:performance-poetry:complex-poetry:connectedDebugAndroidTest -x :samples:todo-android:app:connectedDebugAndroidTest
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 6af6d26d3..a0dd018f9 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ android.useAndroidX=true
 systemProp.org.gradle.internal.publish.checksums.insecure=true
 
 GROUP=com.squareup.workflow1
-VERSION_NAME=1.12.1-beta16-SNAPSHOT
+VERSION_NAME=1.12.1-beta16
 
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Square Workflow