diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/12.1.0.yml b/changelogs/fragments/12.1.0.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b1469c9fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/12.1.0.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+release_summary: Regular bugfix and feature release.
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index d54e10118f..8410a52507 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace: community
 name: general
-version: 12.0.2
+version: 12.1.0
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Ansible (https://github.com/ansible)