diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bcc4dad98756..df520a790f1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+<a name="20.2.12"></a>
+# 20.2.12 "patch-main" (2025-11-06)
+
+<!-- CHANGELOG SPLIT MARKER -->
+
 <a name="20.2.11"></a>
 # 20.2.11 "material lion" (2025-10-31)
 ### material
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0c1e2cd0d9cd..7ec0170772d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "ci-docs-monitor-test": "node --no-warnings=ExperimentalWarning --loader ts-node/esm/transpile-only scripts/docs-deploy/monitoring/ci-test.mts",
     "prepare": "husky"
   },
-  "version": "20.2.11",
+  "version": "20.2.12",
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular-devkit/core": "catalog:",
     "@angular-devkit/schematics": "catalog:",