diff --git a/racket/collects/racket/HISTORY.txt b/racket/collects/racket/HISTORY.txt
index b2fbdd8a29..f6ddc8a83a 100644
--- a/racket/collects/racket/HISTORY.txt
+++ b/racket/collects/racket/HISTORY.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 6.12, January 2018
+Bug repairs and other changes noted in the documentation
+
 Version 6.11, October 2017
 Bug repairs and other changes noted in the documentation