diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 007b0a5b1..bc208c5d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [4.12.0](https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/compare/v4.11.3...v4.12.0) (2021-03-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* handle kill signals nicely  ([#2130](https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/issues/2130)) ([7b6fbae](https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/commit/7b6fbae6ae1dad9d18084d951f35687ebead335b))
+
 ### [4.11.3](https://github.com/verdaccio/verdaccio/compare/v4.11.2...v4.11.3) (2021-03-06)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "verdaccio",
-  "version": "4.11.3",
+  "version": "4.12.0",
   "description": "A lightweight private npm proxy registry",
   "author": {
     "name": "Verdaccio Maintainers",