diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d935f6d400..02dc4075b4 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Example for a patch release:
 npm test
 npm version patch
 git push --follow-tags
-npm publish npmDist
+cd npmDist && npm publish
 ```
 
 ## License
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7b95d6249d..49dbb66741 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "graphql",
-  "version": "16.11.0",
+  "version": "16.12.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "graphql",
-      "version": "16.11.0",
+      "version": "16.12.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@babel/core": "7.17.9",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5ac3db3068..b8eeaeb38f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "graphql",
-  "version": "16.11.0",
+  "version": "16.12.0",
   "description": "A Query Language and Runtime which can target any service.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 0b4d797129..42aff06e4b 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
 /**
  * A string containing the version of the GraphQL.js library
  */
-export const version = '16.11.0' as string;
+export const version = '16.12.0' as string;
 
 /**
  * An object containing the components of the GraphQL.js version string
  */
 export const versionInfo = Object.freeze({
   major: 16 as number,
-  minor: 11 as number,
+  minor: 12 as number,
   patch: 0 as number,
   preReleaseTag: null as string | null,
 });