diff --git a/beets/__init__.py b/beets/__init__.py
index 643309751..d67725ca4 100644
--- a/beets/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
 # included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 
-__version__ = '1.0b11'
+__version__ = '1.0b12'
 __author__ = 'Adrian Sampson <adrian@radbox.org>'
 
 import beets.library
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 70c7decff..8d8cf80d3 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+1.0b12 (in development)
+-----------------------
+
+
 1.0b11 (December 12, 2011)
 --------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 88fe1e236..076639acd 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'beets'
 copyright = u'2011, Adrian Sampson'
 
-version = '1.0b11'
-release = '1.0b11'
+version = '1.0b12'
+release = '1.0b12'
 
 pygments_style = 'sphinx'
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2e1cc7cae..0e9d58b16 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if 'sdist' in sys.argv:
     shutil.copytree(os.path.join(docdir, '_build', 'man'), mandir)
 
 setup(name='beets',
-      version='1.0b11',
+      version='1.0b12',
       description='music tagger and library organizer',
       author='Adrian Sampson',
       author_email='adrian@radbox.org',