diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a7dbd0479..fe8ebf8df 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icechunk"
-version = "0.2.10"
+version = "0.2.11"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_fs",
@@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icechunk-python"
-version = "0.2.11"
+version = "0.2.12"
 dependencies = [
  "async-stream",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/Changelog.python.md b/Changelog.python.md
index eab681d94..e19b5b9b1 100644
--- a/Changelog.python.md
+++ b/Changelog.python.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Python Icechunk Library 0.2.12
+
+### Features
+
+- Distributed writes now can use Dask's native reduction.
+- Disallow creating tags/branches pointing to non-existing snapshots.
+- `SnapshotInfo` now contains information about the snapshot manifests.
+- More logging for garbage collection and expiration.
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Fix type annotations for the `Diff` type.
+
 ## Python Icechunk Library 0.2.11
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/icechunk-python/Cargo.toml b/icechunk-python/Cargo.toml
index 671275384..74299dfa1 100644
--- a/icechunk-python/Cargo.toml
+++ b/icechunk-python/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "icechunk-python"
-version = "0.2.11"
+version = "0.2.12"
 description = "Transactional storage engine for Zarr designed for use on cloud object storage"
 readme = "../README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/earth-mover/icechunk"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib"]
 bytes = "1.10.1"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.40" }
 futures = "0.3.31"
-icechunk = { path = "../icechunk", version = "0.2.10", features = ["logs"] }
+icechunk = { path = "../icechunk", version = "0.2.11", features = ["logs"] }
 itertools = "0.14.0"
 pyo3 = { version = "0.24.1", features = [
   "chrono",
diff --git a/icechunk/Cargo.toml b/icechunk/Cargo.toml
index 7e15a0041..2035f566a 100644
--- a/icechunk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/icechunk/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "icechunk"
-version = "0.2.10"
+version = "0.2.11"
 description = "Transactional storage engine for Zarr designed for use on cloud object storage"
 readme = "../README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/earth-mover/icechunk"