diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
index e82003f4..a7130553 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.11.1"
+  ".": "0.12.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b6b849c2..aecc756d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.12.0](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/compare/v0.11.1...v0.12.0) (2026-01-15)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **sdk:** remove NanoTDF implementation ([#321](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/321))
+
+### Features
+
+* **sdk:** enhance assertion verification to support jwk and x509 certificates ([#322](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/322)) ([251fea2](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/251fea2ad92581f9e3127d790d5caacddf58f400))
+* **sdk:** expose base key ([#323](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/323)) ([c370a46](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/c370a461caaa09b2010b82355685944af4a34344))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **sdk:** remove NanoTDF implementation ([#321](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/issues/321)) ([63715d2](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/commit/63715d2c72b6a5124bd7df0fc8bcc19ab02c5b0d))
+
 ## [0.11.1](https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk/compare/v0.11.0...v0.11.1) (2025-12-08)
 
 
diff --git a/cmdline/pom.xml b/cmdline/pom.xml
index 1cac178f..0a49a598 100644
--- a/cmdline/pom.xml
+++ b/cmdline/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
         <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
-        <version>0.11.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.12.0</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>cmdline</artifactId>
     <properties>
diff --git a/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java b/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
index a4e27119..48f943ed 100644
--- a/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
+++ b/cmdline/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/Command.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
  */
 class Versions {
     // Version of the SDK, managed by release-please.
-    public static final String SDK = "0.11.2-SNAPSHOT"; // x-release-please-version
+    public static final String SDK = "0.12.0"; // x-release-please-version
 
     // This sdk aims to support this version of the TDF spec; currently 4.3.0.
     public static final String TDF_SPEC = "4.3.0";
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 9f390354..cc18d0c8 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
-    <version>0.11.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.12.0</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0084bad7..aed4b927 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
     <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
-    <version>0.11.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.12.0</version>
     <name>io.opentdf.platform:sdk-pom</name>
     <description>OpenTDF Java SDK</description>
     <url>https://github.com/opentdf/java-sdk</url>
diff --git a/sdk/pom.xml b/sdk/pom.xml
index 4e604cda..139cc828 100644
--- a/sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>sdk-pom</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.opentdf.platform</groupId>
-        <version>0.11.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.12.0</version>
     </parent>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <properties>
diff --git a/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Version.java b/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Version.java
index 7379408e..508c9151 100644
--- a/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Version.java
+++ b/sdk/src/main/java/io/opentdf/platform/sdk/Version.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 class Version implements Comparable<Version> {
 
     // Version of the SDK, managed by release-please.
-    public static final String SDK = "0.11.2-SNAPSHOT"; // x-release-please-version
+    public static final String SDK = "0.12.0"; // x-release-please-version
 
     private final int major;
     private final int minor;