diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8204312f0337da5ed701f90870cfaefedba168a0..4ddf8d6a5305d48a17d96eafec7d6dcff9fa5162 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 # MA 02111-1307 USA
 #
 
-VERSION = 2011
-PATCHLEVEL = 12
+VERSION = 2012
+PATCHLEVEL = 04
 SUBLEVEL =
-EXTRAVERSION =
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc1
 ifneq "$(SUBLEVEL)" ""
 U_BOOT_VERSION = $(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)$(EXTRAVERSION)
 else