diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index 539835bae..6e8f6fce3 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "packages/filecoin-client": "3.1.0",
   "packages/capabilities": "11.4.0",
   "packages/upload-api": "7.3.1",
-  "packages/upload-client": "11.2.0",
+  "packages/upload-client": "12.0.0",
   "packages/w3up-client": "9.3.0",
   "packages/did-mailto": "2.0.2"
 }
diff --git a/packages/upload-client/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/upload-client/CHANGELOG.md
index 359e73daa..a2a511a22 100644
--- a/packages/upload-client/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/upload-client/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [12.0.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/compare/upload-client-v11.2.0...upload-client-v12.0.0) (2023-11-09)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* tweak readmes to get release-please to bump major version ([#1102](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/issues/1102))
+
+### Features
+
+* tweak readmes to get release-please to bump major version ([#1102](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/issues/1102)) ([a411255](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/commit/a4112551f5dbac00f4b5a0da8c81ea35783f3ef9))
+
 ## [11.2.0](https://github.com/web3-storage/w3up/compare/upload-client-v11.1.0...upload-client-v11.2.0) (2023-11-08)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/upload-client/package.json b/packages/upload-client/package.json
index 16f9ea029..b777c9a87 100644
--- a/packages/upload-client/package.json
+++ b/packages/upload-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@web3-storage/upload-client",
-  "version": "11.2.0",
+  "version": "12.0.0",
   "description": "The web3.storage upload client",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/web3-storage/w3protocol/tree/main/packages/upload-client",
   "repository": {