diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 89688e2..8032c17 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.11.3"
+  ".": "0.12.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dc78503..a8e2734 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - **BREAKING**: Renamed the `[model]` section in `config.toml` to `[inference]`. The section still contains a single field, `ollama_url`, but the name now reflects what it actually configures (the inference daemon endpoint, not a model). There is no backward-compatibility shim: if you had a custom `[model]` section, rename it to `[inference]` after upgrading.
 - Active model selection is now strictly Option-typed end to end. Ollama's `/api/tags` is the single source of truth: when nothing is installed and nothing is persisted, Thuki refuses to dispatch requests and surfaces a "Pick a model" prompt instead of falling back to a hardcoded slug. The previous `DEFAULT_MODEL_NAME` constant has been removed.
 
+## [0.12.0](https://github.com/quiet-node/thuki/compare/v0.11.3...v0.12.0) (2026-05-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **minimize:** collapse the chat to a floating mascot with edge-aware restore ([#187](https://github.com/quiet-node/thuki/issues/187)) ([23507c0](https://github.com/quiet-node/thuki/commit/23507c0d111ff879cde30e67687726e9f177a08f))
+
 ## [0.11.3](https://github.com/quiet-node/thuki/compare/v0.11.2...v0.11.3) (2026-05-18)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 069ee4b..d423093 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thuki",
-  "version": "0.11.3",
+  "version": "0.12.0",
   "description": "A floating AI secretary for macOS, powered by local Ollama models",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index ceed110..130d6c0 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -4209,7 +4209,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thuki"
-version = "0.11.3"
+version = "0.12.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "base64 0.22.1",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index da0bf7e..ae41a3f 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "thuki"
-version = "0.11.3"
+version = "0.12.0"
 description = "Thuki: The context-aware floating secretary"
 authors = ["Logan Nguyen"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 2d44c05..c5eb209 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Thuki",
-  "version": "0.11.3",
+  "version": "0.12.0",
   "identifier": "com.quietnode.thuki",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "bun run frontend:dev",