diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ccef70ef..fc62cf73 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.12.0-rc.1] - 2024-09-22
+
 ⚠️ Version 0.12.0 contains a new database migration, version 6. See [documentation on running River migrations](https://riverqueue.com/docs/migrations). If migrating with the CLI, make sure to update it to its latest version:
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/cmd/river/go.mod b/cmd/river/go.mod
index 437a34fa..52daa964 100644
--- a/cmd/river/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/river/go.mod
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ toolchain go1.23.0
 require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.6.0
 	github.com/lmittmann/tint v1.0.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverpgxv5 v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.11.4
+	github.com/riverqueue/river v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverpgxv5 v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.12.0-rc.1
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 )
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index def611e2..5bd3f167 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgerrcode v0.0.0-20220416144525-469b46aa5efa
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.7.1
 	github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.2
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverdatabasesql v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverpgxv5 v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.11.4
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverdatabasesql v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver/riverpgxv5 v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.12.0-rc.1
 	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.3
diff --git a/riverdriver/go.mod b/riverdriver/go.mod
index 3de844c0..925f71d4 100644
--- a/riverdriver/go.mod
+++ b/riverdriver/go.mod
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ go 1.21
 
 toolchain go1.23.0
 
-require github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.11.4
+require github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.12.0-rc.1
diff --git a/riverdriver/riverdatabasesql/go.mod b/riverdriver/riverdatabasesql/go.mod
index 6c7f784a..b04312e5 100644
--- a/riverdriver/riverdatabasesql/go.mod
+++ b/riverdriver/riverdatabasesql/go.mod
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ toolchain go1.23.0
 require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.7.1
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.11.4
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.12.0-rc.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 )
 
diff --git a/riverdriver/riverpgxv5/go.mod b/riverdriver/riverpgxv5/go.mod
index 314014da..7650a8a8 100644
--- a/riverdriver/riverpgxv5/go.mod
+++ b/riverdriver/riverpgxv5/go.mod
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ toolchain go1.23.0
 require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.5.0
 	github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.1
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.11.4
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivershared v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.12.0-rc.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 )
 
diff --git a/rivershared/go.mod b/rivershared/go.mod
index 33b1230a..0a210c33 100644
--- a/rivershared/go.mod
+++ b/rivershared/go.mod
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ go 1.21
 toolchain go1.23.0
 
 require (
-	github.com/riverqueue/river v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.11.4
-	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.11.4
+	github.com/riverqueue/river v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/riverdriver v0.12.0-rc.1
+	github.com/riverqueue/river/rivertype v0.12.0-rc.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.9.0