diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst
index 19f0b7f3b14..d47f5ae4586 100644
--- a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst
+++ b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ ansible-core 2.12 "Dazed and Confused" Release Notes
 .. contents:: Topics
 
 
-v2.12.6rc1
-==========
+v2.12.6
+=======
 
 Release Summary
 ---------------
 
-| Release Date: 2022-05-16
+| Release Date: 2022-05-23
 | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
 
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index b4924b3ef58..5ac612cd884 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -1442,6 +1442,17 @@ releases:
     - v2.12.5rc1_summary.yaml
     - winrm-kinit-path.yml
     release_date: '2022-04-18'
+  2.12.6:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2022-05-23
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Dazed and Confused
+    fragments:
+    - v2.12.6_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2022-05-23'
   2.12.6rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/v2.12.6_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/v2.12.6_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..22124ac6c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/v2.12.6_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2022-05-23
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index c93e926799a..6d11d5f64e3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/release.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/release.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-__version__ = '2.12.6rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.12.6'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = 'Dazed and Confused'