diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dc12dfc2..333a58ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "name": "bower",
-  "version": "1.8.11",
+  "version": "1.8.12",
   "description": "The browser package manager",
   "author": "Twitter",
   "license": "MIT",