diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index a7a99dfa3..cb241ea5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
   push:
 
 env:
-  LIBRDKAFKA_VERSION: v2.12.0.1-RC1
+  LIBRDKAFKA_VERSION: v2.12.0.1
 
 jobs:
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a6e06ab9a..cb0ff702b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "confluent-kafka"
-version = "2.12.0.1rc1+gr"
+version = "2.12.0.1+gr"
 description = "Confluent's Python client for Apache Kafka"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",