diff --git a/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst b/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.12.rst
index b90f249a420..942e8817d9d 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
 
 
-v2.12.1rc1
-==========
+v2.12.1
+=======
 
 Release Summary
 ---------------
 
-| Release Date: 2021-11-29
+| Release Date: 2021-12-06
 | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
 
 
diff --git a/changelogs/changelog.yaml b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
index 5ba5cc81119..e71e88640fc 100644
--- a/changelogs/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelogs/changelog.yaml
@@ -1083,6 +1083,17 @@ releases:
     fragments:
     - v2.12.0rc1_summary.yaml
     release_date: '2021-10-18'
+  2.12.1:
+    changes:
+      release_summary: '| Release Date: 2021-12-06
+
+        | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
+
+        '
+    codename: Dazed and Confused
+    fragments:
+    - v2.12.1_summary.yaml
+    release_date: '2021-12-06'
   2.12.1rc1:
     changes:
       bugfixes:
diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/v2.12.1_summary.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/v2.12.1_summary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c3ff200d9c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/v2.12.1_summary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+release_summary: |
+   | Release Date: 2021-12-06
+   | `Porting Guide <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides.html>`__
diff --git a/lib/ansible/release.py b/lib/ansible/release.py
index 1e4ce627306..5e004136a6b 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__ = '2.12.1rc1.post0'
+__version__ = '2.12.1'
 __author__ = 'Ansible, Inc.'
 __codename__ = 'Dazed and Confused'