diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 280aee8c..2ab1223e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+v1.12.0 (2026-08-26)
+--------------------
+**Improvements**
+- Scikit-learn binary classifier models now return both classes when registering model
+- Changed `use_cas_gateway` to be set to true as default for scoring functions
+- Added optional `input_mapping` argument allowing users to map table variables to model variables when scoring models
+
+**Bugfixes**
+- Replaced deprecated distutils package with packaging to accomodate newer python versions
+
 v1.11.8 (2026-04-24)
 --------------------
 **Bugfixes**
diff --git a/src/sasctl/__init__.py b/src/sasctl/__init__.py
index 15049469..109b9b29 100644
--- a/src/sasctl/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sasctl/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright © 2019, SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA.  All Rights Reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.11.8"
+__version__ = "1.12.0"
 __author__ = "SAS"
 __credits__ = [
     "Yi Jian Ching",
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     "DJ Moore",
     "Samya Potlapalli",
     "Samuel Babak",
+    "Hailey Patel",
 ]
 __license__ = "Apache 2.0"
 __copyright__ = (