diff --git a/paramiko/_version.py b/paramiko/_version.py
index b98e53878c326aac1190c3d917a726d77b7ac21a_cGFyYW1pa28vX3ZlcnNpb24ucHk=..4da5affcb442d41be670f300c5a3aa32202ea1f8_cGFyYW1pa28vX3ZlcnNpb24ucHk= 100644
--- a/paramiko/_version.py
+++ b/paramiko/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version_info__ = (2, 11, 1)
+__version_info__ = (2, 12, 0)
 __version__ = ".".join(map(str, __version_info__))
diff --git a/sites/www/changelog.rst b/sites/www/changelog.rst
index b98e53878c326aac1190c3d917a726d77b7ac21a_c2l0ZXMvd3d3L2NoYW5nZWxvZy5yc3Q=..4da5affcb442d41be670f300c5a3aa32202ea1f8_c2l0ZXMvd3d3L2NoYW5nZWxvZy5yc3Q= 100644
--- a/sites/www/changelog.rst
+++ b/sites/www/changelog.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+- :release:`2.12.0 <2022-11-04>`
 - :feature:`2125` (also re: :issue:`2054`) Add a ``transport_factory`` kwarg to
   `SSHClient.connect <paramiko.client.SSHClient.connect>` for advanced
   users to gain more control over early Transport setup and manipulation.