diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 694f754..ec909ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/); version
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.12.0] - 2026-10-17
+
+A test message from Server › Health. No migration; schema 12.
+
 ### Added
 
 - **A test message from Server › Health** (test-email): one message to an
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3880536..abd00be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ outbound mail will not reach the real internet without DNS, PTR, and port 25.
 > local image and pulls nothing:
 >
 > ```sh
-> docker build -f build/Dockerfile --build-arg VERSION=2.11.0 \
->   -t ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:2.11.0 .
+> docker build -f build/Dockerfile --build-arg VERSION=2.12.0 \
+>   -t ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:2.12.0 .
 > ```
 
 ```sh
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ docker run --rm -d --name selfpost-try \
   -e SELFPOST_HOSTNAME=mail.local.test \
   -e PANEL_COOKIE_SECURE=false \
   -v selfpost-try-data:/data \
-  ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:2.11.0
+  ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:2.12.0
 ```
 
 **Get the setup URL** (pick one):
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
index 27806a3..88ef101 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 services:
   selfpost:
-    image: ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:2.11.0
+    image: ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:2.12.0
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       SELFPOST_HOSTNAME: "${SELFPOST_HOSTNAME:?set the mail/panel hostname, e.g. mail.example.com}"
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 0f528c2..8765979 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ than the default «meaningful step» rule in [§ Commits and release build](#com
 2. Git tag `vX.Y.Z` and publish the GitHub Release only on explicit request (see
    [§ Release image](#release-image)).
 
-**Planned version cuts** (from pin `2.11.0`; adjust if semver changes mid-track):
+**Planned version cuts** (from pin `2.12.0`; adjust if semver changes mid-track):
 
 | Stage | ID | Cut |
 |---|---|---|
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ than the default «meaningful step» rule in [§ Commits and release build](#com
 | 35 | backup-reauth | `2.10.3` (PATCH) |
 | 36 | origin-strict | `2.10.4` (PATCH) |
 | 37 | health-setup-checks | `2.11.0` |
+| 38 | test-email | `2.12.0` |
 
 Docs-only prep (checklists in plans, no product code) uses the same per-step
 commit rule but **no** version cut until the next product stage ships.
diff --git a/docs/guide.md b/docs/guide.md
index ba23b66..2ad978a 100644
--- a/docs/guide.md
+++ b/docs/guide.md
@@ -204,14 +204,14 @@ cat ./data/setup-token
 #### Fixed image tag
 
 `deploy/docker-compose.yml` pins an explicit version (`ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:X.Y.Z`),
-deliberately never `:latest`. The current pin is `2.11.0`. **No 2.x image is
+deliberately never `:latest`. The current pin is `2.12.0`. **No 2.x image is
 published on ghcr.io yet** (the newest there is `1.3.0`); until one is, build
 it from the checkout under the pinned name, and Compose uses the local image
 instead of pulling:
 
 ```sh
-docker build -f build/Dockerfile --build-arg VERSION=2.11.0 \
-  -t ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:2.11.0 .
+docker build -f build/Dockerfile --build-arg VERSION=2.12.0 \
+  -t ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:2.12.0 .
 ```
 
 `VERSION` must equal the tag: it is the version the backup check compares
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ A version mismatch at step 5 refuses to start and leaves `/data` untouched —
 the panel exits with a message naming the tag to use, e.g.:
 
 ```
-backup: this backup was created by SelfPost 2.10.4 but this image is 2.11.0 — restore into the matching image (selfpost:2.10.4)
+backup: this backup was created by SelfPost 2.11.0 but this image is 2.12.0 — restore into the matching image (selfpost:2.11.0)
 ```
 
 Fix the tag in `docker-compose.yml` (build that tag as under [Fixed image
diff --git a/docs/roadmap.md b/docs/roadmap.md
index 8741857..ecabad8 100644
--- a/docs/roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/roadmap.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ in `git log` and [CHANGELOG.md](../CHANGELOG.md).
 |---|---|---|---|---|
 | inbound-upstream-result | Inbound › Log shows what the upstream answered: sent, deferred, bounced, with its last reply | shipped `2.10.0` | 7/7 | [plans/inbound-upstream-result.md](plans/inbound-upstream-result.md) |
 | health-setup-checks | Server › Health also checks the certificate's name, Postfix's greeting and the trusted proxy (was preflight) | shipped `2.11.0` | — | — |
-| test-email | Send a test message from the panel (was preflight) | done 2026-10-17, unreleased | — | — |
+| test-email | Send a test message from the panel (was preflight) | shipped `2.12.0` | — | — |
 | inbound-antispam-panel | Inbound antispam journal + allow/deny lists | shipped `2.1.0` | 12/12 | [plans/inbound-antispam-panel.md](plans/inbound-antispam-panel.md) |
 | origin-strict | Refuse a state-changing request that carries neither `Sec-Fetch-Site` nor `Origin` (was csrf-tokens) | shipped `2.10.4` | — | — |
 | backup-reauth | Ask for the account password before a backup or a domain export is downloaded | shipped `2.10.3` | — | — |