diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 18835424..2726cc8c 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # python-markdown2 Changelog
 
+## python-markdown2 2.4.12 (not yet released)
+
+(nothing yet)
+
+
 ## python-markdown2 2.4.11
 
 - [pull #524] Fix angles being escaped in style blocks (issue #523)
diff --git a/lib/markdown2.py b/lib/markdown2.py
index 368b0954..7d36c1c3 100755
--- a/lib/markdown2.py
+++ b/lib/markdown2.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 #   not yet sure if there implications with this. Compare 'pydoc sre'
 #   and 'perldoc perlre'.
 
-__version_info__ = (2, 4, 11)
+__version_info__ = (2, 4, 12)
 __version__ = '.'.join(map(str, __version_info__))
 __author__ = "Trent Mick"