diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8a6e704..a335a02 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 NEWS file for libxml2
 
+v2.12.2: Dec 5 2023
+
+### Regressions
+
+- parser: Fix invalid free in xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover
+- globals: Disable TLS in static Windows builds
+- html: Reenable buggy detection of XML declarations
+- tree: Fix regression when copying DTDs
+- parser: Make CRLF increment line number
+
+### Build fixes
+
+- build: Disable compiler TLS by default
+- cmake: Update config.h.cmake.in
+- tests: Fix tests --with-valid --without-xinclude
+
+
 v2.12.1: Nov 23 2023
 
 ### Regressions
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9cb7553..063a8e1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 m4_define([MAJOR_VERSION], 2)
 m4_define([MINOR_VERSION], 12)
-m4_define([MICRO_VERSION], 1)
+m4_define([MICRO_VERSION], 2)
 
 AC_INIT([libxml2],[MAJOR_VERSION.MINOR_VERSION.MICRO_VERSION])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([entities.c])