diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a362f509..23675731e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-commons</artifactId>
-	<version>1.12.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.12.0.RELEASE</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data Core</name>