diff --git a/cardano-api/CHANGELOG.md b/cardano-api/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b68e53e87..e37619caec 100644
--- a/cardano-api/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cardano-api/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog for cardano-api
 
+## 8.12.0.0
+
+- Fix `EraCast Certificate`
+  (bugfix; no-api-changes)
+  [PR 170](https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-api/pull/170)
+
+- Fix committee hot keys
+  (feature; breaking)
+  [PR 167](https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-api/pull/167)
+
+- New `inEraFeature` and `inShelleyBasedEraFeature` functions
+  (feature; compatible)
+  [PR 162](https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-api/pull/162)
+
+- Add `SerialiseAsBech32 (Hash CommitteeHotKey)` instance
+  (feature; no-api-changes)
+  [PR 160](https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-api/pull/160)
+
 ## 8.11.1.0
 
 - Fix typo: `Constitional` -> `Constitutional`
diff --git a/cardano-api/cardano-api.cabal b/cardano-api/cardano-api.cabal
index 34864ce4f8..0bf45ad217 100644
--- a/cardano-api/cardano-api.cabal
+++ b/cardano-api/cardano-api.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version: 3.4
 
 name:                   cardano-api
-version:                8.11.1.0
+version:                8.12.0.0
 synopsis:               The cardano api
 description:            The cardano api.
 category:               Cardano,
diff --git a/cardano-dev.yaml b/cardano-dev.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f1528c8c2a..0000000000
--- a/cardano-dev.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-version: 
-main-branch: main
-release-branch:
-  prefix: release/
-  suffix: .x