diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6bc6d8a..c6360dc 100755
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
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+New in 8.12 version:
+
+*
+
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
 New in 8.11 version:
 
-* 
+* Auto-detects locale from old cluster during update
+
+* Added ability to enable checksums or to upgrade without enabling them
+  Choosing one of these options is required for upgrades to PostgreSQL 18
 
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diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2646eec..e63ea07 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Use the MAJ.MIN[~SUFF].  Note that X.X > X.X~SUFF!
-AC_INIT([postgresql-setup], [8.11~dev], [praiskup@redhat.com])
+AC_INIT([postgresql-setup], [8.12~dev], [praiskup@redhat.com])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(auxdir)
 config_aux_dir=auxdir
 AC_SUBST([config_aux_dir])