diff --git a/RELEASENOTES.md b/RELEASENOTES.md
index 7717c6b1..4553c817 100644
--- a/RELEASENOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASENOTES.md
@@ -20,6 +20,60 @@
 -->
 ## Release Notes for Cordova (Android)
 
+### 12.0.0 (May 20, 2023)
+
+**Breaking:**
+
+* [GH-1605](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1605) fix!: Make `CoreAndroid` plugin instantiate on load
+* [GH-1539](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1539) feat!: bump Gradle 7.6 & AGP 7.4.2
+* [GH-1571](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1571) feat!: bump min SDK to 24
+* [GH-1538](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1538) feat!: bump target sdk & build tools for SDK 33 support
+* [GH-1540](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1540) feat!: bump node engine requirement `>=16.13.0`
+* [GH-1597](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1597) deprecate: `CoreAndroid.getBuildConfigValue`
+* [GH-1541](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1541) dep(npm)!: bump acceptable modules w/ rebuilt `package-lock`
+* [GH-1566](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1566) dep(npm)!: bump `cordova-common@5.0.0`
+
+**Features:**
+
+* [GH-1602](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1602) feat: add `listTarget` api
+* [GH-1574](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1574) feat: add plugin hooks for `WebViewClient.onRenderProcessGone`
+* [GH-1594](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1594) feat: bump default `kotlin` to version 1.7.21
+* [GH-1550](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1550) feat: add `monochrome` app icon support
+* [GH-1589](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1589) feat: `InspectableWebview` preference
+* [GH-1568](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1568) feat: bump `androidx.appcompat.appcompat` 1.6.1
+* [GH-1567](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1567) feat: bump `androidx.webkit.webkit` 1.6.0
+* [GH-1545](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1545) feat: bump `androidx.webkit.webkit` 1.5.0
+* [GH-1547](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1547) feat: bump `com.google.gms.google-services` 4.3.15
+* [GH-1546](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1546) feat: bump `androidx.core.core-splashscreen` 1.0.0
+* [GH-1544](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1544) feat: bump `androidx.appcompat.appcompat` 1.5.1
+
+**Fixes:**
+
+* [GH-1606](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1606) fix: Gradle Args parsing
+* [GH-1575](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1575) fix(`BuildHelper`): get package name from `ApplicationInfo`
+* [GH-1595](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1595) fix(test): Native test namespace refactor
+* [GH-1471](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1471) fix: `ANDROID_HOME` is the new default, to check first and give advice
+* [GH-1573](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1573) fix(GH-1432): Default `content` `src` when content tag is missing
+* [GH-1506](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1506) fix: only do fadeout animation if `FadeSplashScreen` is true
+* [GH-1505](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1505) fix: correctly flag API dependency on `AppCompat` for Maven
+* [GH-1487](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1487) fix: Add **Android** prefix to `WindowSplashScreenBrandingImage`
+* [GH-1489](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1489) fix: import type definitions from obsolete `cordova-plugin-splashscreen`
+
+**Chores, Refactor,  Dependencies & CI:**
+
+* [GH-1493](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1493) chore: add `lint:fix` script for fixing lint errors
+* [GH-1491](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1491) chore: Use gradle 7.4.2 distribution url
+* [GH-1588](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1588) refactor: Removed obsolete version code checks
+* [GH-1492](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1492) refactor: replace deprecated `Handler` constructor
+* [GH-1587](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1587) dep: bump npm dependencies
+  * `fs-extra@11.1.1`
+  * `nopt@7.1.0`
+  * `@cordova/eslint-config@5.0.0`
+  * `jasmine@4.6.0`
+* [GH-1607](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1607) ci: Added NodeJS 20.x to the workflow matrix
+* [GH-1542](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1542) ci(workflow): update `codecov/codecov-action@v3`
+* [GH-1532](https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/pull/1532) ci: update `codecov/codecov-action` reporting format
+
 ### 11.0.0 (Jul 04, 2022)
 
 **Breaking:**
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
index e99b466f..81fd8282 100644
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import android.webkit.WebChromeClient.CustomViewCallback;
  * are not expected to implement it.
  */
 public interface CordovaWebView {
-    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "12.0.0-dev";
+    public static final String CORDOVA_VERSION = "12.0.0";
 
     void init(CordovaInterface cordova, List<PluginEntry> pluginEntries, CordovaPreferences preferences);
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a8f9873d..b734e396 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "cordova-android",
-  "version": "12.0.0-dev",
+  "version": "12.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "cordova-android",
-      "version": "12.0.0-dev",
+      "version": "12.0.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "android-versions": "^1.8.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c73e1d88..fee24ad3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cordova-android",
-  "version": "12.0.0-dev",
+  "version": "12.0.0",
   "description": "cordova-android release",
   "types": "./types/index.d.ts",
   "main": "lib/Api.js",