diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4935568a..4d26c807 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Changes in 1.12.4
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Released: not yet
+Released: 2021-01-18
 
 This is a regression fix update, reverting non-backwards-compatible
 behaviour changes in the solution previously chosen for CVE-2022-21682.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7c53fcb2..ae1efc9e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.63])
 
 m4_define([flatpak_major_version], [1])
 m4_define([flatpak_minor_version], [12])
-m4_define([flatpak_micro_version], [3])
+m4_define([flatpak_micro_version], [4])
 m4_define([flatpak_extra_version], [])
 m4_define([flatpak_interface_age], [0])
 m4_define([flatpak_binary_age],