diff --git a/prow/RELEASE_VERSION b/prow/RELEASE_VERSION
index 0cd45f7549f1..c12f56e90db2 100644
--- a/prow/RELEASE_VERSION
+++ b/prow/RELEASE_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.11.0-rc1
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+1.12.0-rc1
\ No newline at end of file