diff --git a/windows/CHANGELOG.md b/windows/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d464163b..342e7f65f 100644
--- a/windows/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/windows/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 * WindowsRebootHandler/`windows_reboot` LWRP should support kicking off subsequent chef run on reboot.
 * Support all types of registry keys with `type` parameter in `windows_registry`.
 
+## v1.2.12:
+
+* [COOK-1037] - specify version for rubyzip gem
+* [COOK-1007] - windows_feature does not work to remove features with
+  dism
+* [COOK-667] - shortcut resource + provider for Windows platforms
+
 ## v1.2.10
 
 * [COOK-939] - add `type` parameter to `windows_registry` to allow binary registry keys.
diff --git a/windows/metadata.rb b/windows/metadata.rb
index 8d7ed7b69..4df4d4ee8 100644
--- a/windows/metadata.rb
+++ b/windows/metadata.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 license          "Apache 2.0"
 description      "Provides a set of useful Windows-specific primitives."
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version          "1.2.10"
+version          "1.2.12"
 supports         "windows"
 depends          "chef_handler"