diff --git a/eventmachine.gemspec b/eventmachine.gemspec
index 5c6a58409..e86bc1839 100644
--- a/eventmachine.gemspec
+++ b/eventmachine.gemspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{eventmachine}
-  s.version = "0.12.5"
+  s.version = "0.12.6"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Francis Cianfrocca"]
diff --git a/lib/eventmachine_version.rb b/lib/eventmachine_version.rb
index 4f5cd23ba..5fba603e0 100644
--- a/lib/eventmachine_version.rb
+++ b/lib/eventmachine_version.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 module EventMachine
 
-  VERSION = "0.12.5"
+  VERSION = "0.12.6"
 
 end