diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index 817f6e3d09..8dd855e764 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ hide:
 
 ## Latest Changes
 
+## 0.140.12 (2026-07-28)
+
 ### Fixes
 
 * 🐛 Fix line splitting in `format_sse_event` to comply with SSE spec. PR [#15515](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/15515) by [@Zawwarsami16](https://github.com/Zawwarsami16).
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index 6d5b31a0ab..0214bfc18b 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.140.11"
+__version__ = "0.140.12"
 
 from starlette import status as status