diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 45125fa1d..3061e9e5a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.12.0-dev
\ No newline at end of file
+v0.12.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/container-deployer/Chart.yaml b/charts/container-deployer/Chart.yaml
index f15a093b1..1ac0f91f1 100644
--- a/charts/container-deployer/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/container-deployer/Chart.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ version: v0.1.0
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
-appVersion: v0.11.0
+appVersion: v0.12.0
diff --git a/charts/helm-deployer/Chart.yaml b/charts/helm-deployer/Chart.yaml
index 19d2dd371..0c7b34d46 100644
--- a/charts/helm-deployer/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/helm-deployer/Chart.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ version: v0.1.0
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
-appVersion: v0.11.0
+appVersion: v0.12.0
diff --git a/charts/landscaper-agent/Chart.yaml b/charts/landscaper-agent/Chart.yaml
index 013d9de36..0547f1f67 100644
--- a/charts/landscaper-agent/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/landscaper-agent/Chart.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ version: v0.1.0
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
-appVersion: v0.11.0
+appVersion: v0.12.0
diff --git a/charts/landscaper/Chart.yaml b/charts/landscaper/Chart.yaml
index 24e9d28ba..92c1a693f 100644
--- a/charts/landscaper/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/landscaper/Chart.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ version: v0.1.0
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
-appVersion: v0.11.0
+appVersion: v0.12.0
diff --git a/charts/manifest-deployer/Chart.yaml b/charts/manifest-deployer/Chart.yaml
index a9c08a891..8bc546f5a 100644
--- a/charts/manifest-deployer/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/manifest-deployer/Chart.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ version: v0.1.0
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
-appVersion: v0.11.0
+appVersion: v0.12.0
diff --git a/charts/mock-deployer/Chart.yaml b/charts/mock-deployer/Chart.yaml
index e7171fbd9..0bfc2d6f6 100644
--- a/charts/mock-deployer/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/mock-deployer/Chart.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ version: v0.1.0
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
-appVersion: v0.11.0
+appVersion: v0.12.0
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ce7959e9d..04c1141b5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gardener/component-cli v0.29.0
 	github.com/gardener/component-spec/bindings-go v0.0.53
 	github.com/gardener/image-vector v0.5.0
-	github.com/gardener/landscaper/apis v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
+	github.com/gardener/landscaper/apis v0.12.0
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v0.4.0
 	github.com/go-logr/zapr v0.4.0
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.5.0
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index b0f396631..884667e95 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ github.com/gardener/component-spec/bindings-go/utils/selector
 # github.com/gardener/image-vector v0.5.0
 ## explicit
 github.com/gardener/image-vector/pkg
-# github.com/gardener/landscaper/apis v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000 => ./apis
+# github.com/gardener/landscaper/apis v0.12.0 => ./apis
 ## explicit
 github.com/gardener/landscaper/apis/config
 github.com/gardener/landscaper/apis/config/install