diff --git a/libmproxy/version.py b/libmproxy/version.py
index 2e43a05a8..6d8022022 100644
--- a/libmproxy/version.py
+++ b/libmproxy/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-IVERSION = (0, 12, 0)
+IVERSION = (0, 12, 1)
 VERSION = ".".join(str(i) for i in IVERSION)
 MINORVERSION = ".".join(str(i) for i in IVERSION[:2])
 NAME = "mitmproxy"
diff --git a/release/release-checklist b/release/release-checklist
index 154103e9c..873c5fcfc 100644
--- a/release/release-checklist
+++ b/release/release-checklist
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
     netlib/netlib/version.py
     pathod/libpathod/version.py
 
+- Ensure that the website style assets have been compiled for production, and
+synced to the docs.
+
 - Render the docs:
     cshape doc-src doc