diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2dc02e7e..829cf14e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS =
 
 EXTRA_DIST = autogen.sh autogen.rc gpgme.spec.in                   	\
-             ChangeLog-2011 m4/ChangeLog-2011 contrib/ChangeLog-2011
+             ChangeLog-2011 m4/ChangeLog-2011 contrib/ChangeLog-2011    \
+             conf/whatisthis
 
 
 if RUN_GPG_TESTS
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 20a80e8d..883159fe 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-Noteworthy changes in version 1.11.2 (unreleased)
+Noteworthy changes in version 1.12.0 (2018-10-08)
 -------------------------------------------------
 
+ * Enhanced the JSON based interface tool gpgme-json to support Native
+   Messaging as well as new Javascript code to support the browser
+   site.  See lang/js/README for details.
+
+ * Major overhaul of the Python language bindings documentation.
+
  * Even for old versions of gpg a missing MDC will now lead to a
    decryption failure.
 
@@ -9,6 +15,12 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.11.2 (unreleased)
 
  * New data function to create a data object from an estream.
 
+ * Add more interfaces to the C++ bindings.
+
+ * Improved error codes on decryption failure.
+
+ * Lots of minor fixes.
+
  * Interface changes relative to the 1.11.1 release:
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  gpgme_data_new_from_estream                NEW.
@@ -25,6 +37,10 @@ Noteworthy changes in version 1.11.2 (unreleased)
  cpp: Context::getFlag                      NEW.
  cpp: Context::createKeyEx                  NEW.
 
+ [c=C32/A21/R0 cpp=C14/A8/R0 qt=C10/A3/R2]
+
+ Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T4109
+
 
 Noteworthy changes in version 1.11.1 (2018-04-20)
 -------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/conf/whatisthis b/conf/whatisthis
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9005fe99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/whatisthis
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Configuration files may go here.  Note that config.h.in is
+auto-generated so that this file is not in git.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b190e4b1..af569ac0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ min_automake_version="1.14"
 # commit and push so that the git magic is able to work.  See below
 # for the LT versions.
 m4_define(mym4_version_major, [1])
-m4_define(mym4_version_minor, [11])
-m4_define(mym4_version_micro, [2])
+m4_define(mym4_version_minor, [12])
+m4_define(mym4_version_micro, [0])
 
 # Below is m4 magic to extract and compute the revision number, the
 # decimalized short revision number, a beta version string, and a flag
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ AC_INIT([gpgme],[mym4_full_version],[http://bugs.gnupg.org])
 #   (Interfaces added:			AGE++)
 #   (Interfaces removed/changed:	AGE=0)
 #
-LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT=31
-LIBGPGME_LT_AGE=20
-LIBGPGME_LT_REVISION=1
+LIBGPGME_LT_CURRENT=32
+LIBGPGME_LT_AGE=21
+LIBGPGME_LT_REVISION=0
 
 # If there is an ABI break in gpgmepp or qgpgme also bump the
 # version in IMPORTED_LOCATION in the GpgmeppConfig-w32.cmake.in.in
 
-LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT=13
-LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE=7
+LIBGPGMEPP_LT_CURRENT=14
+LIBGPGMEPP_LT_AGE=8
 LIBGPGMEPP_LT_REVISION=0
 
 LIBQGPGME_LT_CURRENT=10
diff --git a/lang/qt/tests/Makefile.am b/lang/qt/tests/Makefile.am
index bfe77ad5..08b1c4c8 100644
--- a/lang/qt/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/lang/qt/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = t-keylist t-keylocate t-ownertrust t-tofuinfo t-encrypt \
 CLEANFILES = secring.gpg pubring.gpg pubring.kbx trustdb.gpg dirmngr.conf \
 	gpg-agent.conf pubring.kbx~ S.gpg-agent gpg.conf pubring.gpg~ \
 	random_seed S.gpg-agent .gpg-v21-migrated pubring-stamp $(moc_files) \
-	gpg.conf tofu.db
+	gpg.conf tofu.db reader_0.status reader_1.status
 
 clean-local:
 	-$(TESTS_ENVIRONMENT) $(top_srcdir)/tests/start-stop-agent --stop
diff --git a/src/gpgme.h.in b/src/gpgme.h.in
index 17315939..3bf968e1 100644
--- a/src/gpgme.h.in
+++ b/src/gpgme.h.in
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ gpgme_pinentry_mode_t;
 #define GPGME_EXPORT_MODE_SECRET               16
 #define GPGME_EXPORT_MODE_RAW                  32
 #define GPGME_EXPORT_MODE_PKCS12               64
-#define GPGME_EXPORT_MODE_NOUID               128
+#define GPGME_EXPORT_MODE_NOUID               128  /* Experimental(!)*/
 
 typedef unsigned int gpgme_export_mode_t;