diff --git a/benchmark/android/app/build.gradle b/benchmark/android/app/build.gradle
index 4b0c4dfa0..a223f5221 100644
--- a/benchmark/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/benchmark/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = 'com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.benchmark_runner'
         compileSdk 34
-        minSdkVersion 21
+        minSdkVersion 23
         targetSdkVersion 33
         def abi = 'all'
         if (project.hasProperty('maplibre.abis')) {
diff --git a/platform/android/CHANGELOG.md b/platform/android/CHANGELOG.md
index 75bfc7dea..d06c53630 100644
--- a/platform/android/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/platform/android/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog MapLibre Native for Android
 
-## main
+## 12.0.0
 
-- 💥 Breaking: bump minimum SDK version from 21 to 23.
+### ✨ Features and improvements
+
+- 💥 Breaking: Bump minimum Android SDK version from 21 to 23 ([#3849](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-native/pull/3849)).
+
+### 🐞 Bug fixes
+
+- Manually free bound resources ([#3831](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-native/pull/3831)).
+- Fix misplaced LineOffset and LineGapWidth ([#3840](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-native/pull/3840)).
+- Fix crash in camera position ([#3847](https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-native/pull/3847)).
 
 ## 11.13.5
 
diff --git a/platform/android/VERSION b/platform/android/VERSION
index 9100a2a63..4044f9086 100644
--- a/platform/android/VERSION
+++ b/platform/android/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-11.13.5
+12.0.0