diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b41c7c22c35..f10b20fa139 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+6.12.0 / 2023-08-24
+===================
+ * feat: use mongodb driver v4.17.1
+ * fix(model): make Model.bulkWrite() with empty array and ordered false not throw an error #13664
+ * fix(document): correctly handle inclusive/exclusive projections when applying subdocument defaults #13763 #13720
+
 6.11.6 / 2023-08-21
 ===================
  * fix(model): avoid hanging on empty bulkWrite() with ordered: false #13701 #13684 [JavaScriptBach](https://github.com/JavaScriptBach)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ecc4dcf81e8..86e16d60367 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "mongoose",
   "description": "Mongoose MongoDB ODM",
-  "version": "6.11.6",
+  "version": "6.12.0",
   "author": "Guillermo Rauch <guillermo@learnboost.com>",
   "keywords": [
     "mongodb",