diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 67801c336b..fe79223e86 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@
 Patches contributed by GitHub users awwx
 
 
+## v.0.8.1.2
+
+* Fix memory leak (introduced in 0.8.1) by making sure to unregister
+  sessions at the server when they are closed due to heartbeat timeout.
+
+* Add `credentialSecret` argument to `Google.retrieveCredential`,
+  `Facebook.retrieveCredential`, etc., which is needed to use them as of
+  0.8.1. #2118
+
+* Fix 0.8.1 regression that broke apps using a `ROOT_URL` with a path
+  prefix. #2109
+
+
 ## v0.8.1.1
 
 * Fix 0.8.1 regression preventing clients from specifying `_id` on insert. #2097
diff --git a/docs/.meteor/release b/docs/.meteor/release
index 5ee5d6a2ff..6e8ef266dd 100644
--- a/docs/.meteor/release
+++ b/docs/.meteor/release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.1.1
+0.8.1.2
diff --git a/docs/lib/appcache-config.js b/docs/lib/appcache-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6b270b261
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/lib/appcache-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Turn off appcache on Safari. Apparently Safari 7's AppCache is
+// totally busted. In particular, this fact combined with our
+// "RELOAD_SAFETYBELT" strategy causes infinite reloads in Safari at
+// times.
+//
+// See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22888945/safari-7-application-cache-does-not-work
+if (Meteor.isServer) {
+  Meteor.AppCache.config({
+    safari: false
+  });
+}
diff --git a/docs/lib/release-override.js b/docs/lib/release-override.js
index a621fda6f5..f95987c65d 100644
--- a/docs/lib/release-override.js
+++ b/docs/lib/release-override.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // While galaxy apps are on their own special meteor releases, override
 // Meteor.release here.
 if (Meteor.isClient) {
-  Meteor.release = Meteor.release ? "0.8.1.1" : undefined;
+  Meteor.release = Meteor.release ? "0.8.1.2" : undefined;
 }
diff --git a/examples/clock/.meteor/release b/examples/clock/.meteor/release
index 5ee5d6a2ff..6e8ef266dd 100644
--- a/examples/clock/.meteor/release
+++ b/examples/clock/.meteor/release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.1.1
+0.8.1.2
diff --git a/examples/leaderboard/.meteor/release b/examples/leaderboard/.meteor/release
index 5ee5d6a2ff..6e8ef266dd 100644
--- a/examples/leaderboard/.meteor/release
+++ b/examples/leaderboard/.meteor/release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.1.1
+0.8.1.2
diff --git a/examples/parties/.meteor/release b/examples/parties/.meteor/release
index 5ee5d6a2ff..6e8ef266dd 100644
--- a/examples/parties/.meteor/release
+++ b/examples/parties/.meteor/release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.1.1
+0.8.1.2
diff --git a/examples/todos/.meteor/release b/examples/todos/.meteor/release
index 5ee5d6a2ff..6e8ef266dd 100644
--- a/examples/todos/.meteor/release
+++ b/examples/todos/.meteor/release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.1.1
+0.8.1.2
diff --git a/examples/wordplay/.meteor/release b/examples/wordplay/.meteor/release
index 5ee5d6a2ff..6e8ef266dd 100644
--- a/examples/wordplay/.meteor/release
+++ b/examples/wordplay/.meteor/release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.8.1.1
+0.8.1.2
diff --git a/scripts/admin/banner.txt b/scripts/admin/banner.txt
index a6f30c1a3c..bdc1e40483 100644
--- a/scripts/admin/banner.txt
+++ b/scripts/admin/banner.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-=> Meteor 0.8.1.1: OAuth security fix, bug fixes and new features for
-   Blaze, improved latency compensation, and more.
+=> Meteor 0.8.1.2: Fix regressions from 0.8.1, including a memory
+   leak in DDP heartbeats.
 
    This release is being downloaded in the background. Update your
-   project to Meteor 0.8.1.1 by running 'meteor update'. If you haven't
-   yet upgraded to 0.8.x, we've backported the security fix to a new
-   0.7.2.2 release as well.
+   project to Meteor 0.8.1.2 by running 'meteor update'.
diff --git a/scripts/admin/notices.json b/scripts/admin/notices.json
index c7b3c2396b..30a92c07a7 100644
--- a/scripts/admin/notices.json
+++ b/scripts/admin/notices.json
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@
   {
     "release": "0.8.1.1"
   },
+  {
+    "release": "0.8.1.2"
+  },
   {
     "release": "NEXT"
   }