diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a0e37e5e..c99ba658 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "5.11.2"
+  ".": "5.12.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4afc60fa..bc13053a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the LaunchDarkly Android SDK will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [5.12.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.11.2...5.12.0) (2026-04-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* remove kotlin ([#353](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/issues/353)) ([5e332a8](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/commit/5e332a8fa6c2fd016d01a829b877c1f2575a4fe0))
+
 ## [5.11.2](https://github.com/launchdarkly/android-client-sdk/compare/5.11.1...5.11.2) (2026-04-29)
 
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 75e521e0..51f471fb 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # org.gradle.parallel=true
 
 #x-release-please-start-version
-version=5.11.2
+version=5.12.0
 #x-release-please-end
 
 sonatypeUsername=