diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3708745926..4a7420a566 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
                     
 ### Bugs fixed 
 
+## 1.12.0-rc1 (03-08-2024)
+
+### New Features
+    
+### Changes
+
+    - Tracking official 1.12.0-rc1
+                    
+### Bugs fixed 
+
 ## 1.12.0-beta2 (02-08-2024)
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ddc9dcd055..491922b1fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <artifactId>clojure</artifactId>
   <name>clojure</name>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.12.0-beta2</version>
+  <version>1.12.0-rc1</version>
   
   <url>http://clojure.org/</url>
   <description>Clojure core environment and runtime library.</description>