diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 6f242fbf09..341b3c04e8 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ javac.version=1.5
 scalac.version=2.10
 
 ## Release
-curr.release=1.9.11
+curr.release=1.9.12
diff --git a/release_notes.txt b/release_notes.txt
index 1974017538..89f74a5eef 100644
--- a/release_notes.txt
+++ b/release_notes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Release 1.9.12 on 05/01/2015
+- quota reset on rebalance
+- Fully disabled ant build
+- fix rebalance unit test intermittent failures
+- Changing buffer size of GZIP streams 
+- Additional test cases
+
 Release 1.9.11 on 04/23/2015
 - BuildAndPush job produces compressed files as dictated by Server
 - Voldemort RO Server supports on the fly decompression when compression is