diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 210c56ddb..29b5d1be6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
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     "metrics": "0.12.0",
     "package-generator": "0.20.0",
-    "release-notes": "0.11.0",
+    "release-notes": "0.12.0",
     "settings-view": "0.44.0",
     "snippets": "0.15.0",
     "spell-check": "0.14.0",