diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8aeb59dca..e0b16e5af 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [commit-and-tag-version](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [12.0.0](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/compare/v11.3.0...v12.0.0) (2023-10-31)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* Drop support for node 14, 16. Now supports node 18 and 20.
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Drop support for node 14, 16. Now supports node 18 and 20. ([b1a58bc](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/commit/b1a58bc2a786da48fbcec248204ff8631c79606e))
+* preserve frontmatter when updating changelog  ([#108](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/issues/108)) ([abdcfe2](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/commit/abdcfe295023f46c8724463940fff6a220434fad))
+
 ## [11.3.0](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/compare/v11.2.4...v11.3.0) (2023-10-10)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 52b5edf16..1a951c428 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "commit-and-tag-version",
-  "version": "11.3.0",
+  "version": "12.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "commit-and-tag-version",
-      "version": "11.3.0",
+      "version": "12.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "chalk": "^2.4.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 26d0d27c1..183995114 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "commit-and-tag-version",
-  "version": "11.3.0",
+  "version": "12.0.0",
   "description": "replacement for `npm version` with automatic CHANGELOG generation",
   "bin": "bin/cli.js",
   "scripts": {