diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 20310bc6..89bc2167 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ CHANGES
 
 .. towncrier release notes start
 
+0.12.3 (2024-09-25)
+===================
+
+* Added SSL support for Redis backend.
+* Fixed memory leak in ``SimpleMemoryBackend._redlock_release()``.
+* Fixed exception for cache proxy creation when passing ``None``.
+
+
 0.12.2 (2023-08-06)
 ===================
 
diff --git a/aiocache/__init__.py b/aiocache/__init__.py
index 37d63132..6dec25c3 100644
--- a/aiocache/__init__.py
+++ b/aiocache/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from .backends.memory import SimpleMemoryCache
 from .base import BaseCache
 
-__version__ = "0.12.2"
+__version__ = "0.12.3"
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)