diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index eb203747..ea903922 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 This files document the changes done in Lite XL for each release.
 
+### 1.16.12
+
+Add syntax support for C++.
+
+Respect the `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` variable if set to define the USERDIR.
+
+Fix an error that prevented navigating large repositories in some rare situations.
+
+Minor preformance improvements for drawing operations and events handling.
+
+Improve macOS keybindings thanks to @bjornbm and @prantlf.
+
+Improve behavior of applications when restoring workspaces to avoid displaying empty documents.
+
 ### 1.16.11
 
 When opening directories with too many files lite-xl now keep diplaying files and directories in the treeview.
diff --git a/data/core/start.lua b/data/core/start.lua
index 3ef806cc..6c1126b1 100644
--- a/data/core/start.lua
+++ b/data/core/start.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- this file is used by lite-xl to setup the Lua environment when starting
-VERSION = "1.16.11"
+VERSION = "1.16.12"
 MOD_VERSION = "1"
 
 SCALE = tonumber(os.getenv("LITE_SCALE")) or SCALE