diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index d285dbecac9f2028de9896410cebf1caf07d721d..1ea89d48bd98431ea6a047ac2881ab3f702a5f4f 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ func (version *VersionIdentifier) MatchesMinorVersion(
 
 // IMPORTANT: Eris-DB version must be on the last line of this file for
 // the deployment script tests/build_tool.sh to pick up the right label.
-const VERSION = "0.12.0-rc3"
+const VERSION = "0.12.0-develop"