diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
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-

+
# Python Risk Identification Tool for generative AI (PyRIT)
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 3f0785d4f..255acc58c 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{
"name": "pyrit-frontend",
- "version": "0.11.1-dev.0",
+ "version": "0.12.0",
"private": true,
"type": "module",
"scripts": {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c63b6f169..95ac03db1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[project]
name = "pyrit"
-version = "0.11.1.dev0"
+version = "0.12.0"
description = "The Python Risk Identification Tool for LLMs (PyRIT) is a library used to assess the robustness of LLMs"
authors = [
{ name = "Microsoft AI Red Team", email = "airedteam@microsoft.com" },
diff --git a/pyrit/__init__.py b/pyrit/__init__.py
index 53d8af57a..2bf826aba 100644
--- a/pyrit/__init__.py
+++ b/pyrit/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
# NOTE: __version__ must be set before imports below to avoid circular import issues.
# Submodules (e.g., component_identifier, memory_models) reference pyrit.__version__
# and get imported transitively during the .common import chain.
-__version__ = "0.11.1.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.12.0"
from .common import turn_off_transformers_warning # noqa: F401
from .show_versions import show_versions # noqa: F401