diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6132d1b..d2f9e90 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ plugins {
 description 'Web3j-evm extension'
 
 ext {
-    web3jVersion = '4.12.0'
+    web3jVersion = '4.12.1'
     log4jVersion = '2.23.1'
     guavaVersion = '33.2.0-jre'
     jacksonVersion = '2.10.0'
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index cab1f33..ae9637d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
 group=org.web3j
-version=4.12.1-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
+version=4.12.1
\ No newline at end of file