diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp
index 1430a7d0c..50562ec5a 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/version.hpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 #define CV_VERSION_EPOCH    2
 #define CV_VERSION_MAJOR    4
-#define CV_VERSION_MINOR    11
+#define CV_VERSION_MINOR    12
 #define CV_VERSION_REVISION 0
 
 #define CVAUX_STR_EXP(__A)  #__A