diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 7e9b41f..923c9d1 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ lazy val commonSettings = scalaModuleSettings ++ Seq(
     if (java.startsWith("1.6.") || java.startsWith("1.7."))
       Seq("2.11.8")
     else if (java.startsWith("1.8.") || java.startsWith("1.9."))
-      Seq("2.12.0-RC2")
+      Seq("2.12.0")
     else
       sys.error(s"don't know what Scala versions to build on $java")
   },
diff --git a/project/release_on_tag.sh b/project/release_on_tag.sh
index 041b8d8..bf1b8e8 100755
--- a/project/release_on_tag.sh
+++ b/project/release_on_tag.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # echo the sbt commands that publish a release with the version derived from the tag
 publishJdk=oraclejdk8
 publishBranch=master
-publishScalaVersion=2.12.0-RC1
+publishScalaVersion=2.12.0
 
 unset tag version