diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-bigquery/#history
 
+## [2.12.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery/compare/v2.11.0...v2.12.0) (2021-03-16)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* make QueryJob.done() method more performant ([#544](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery/issues/544)) ([a3ab9ef](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery/commit/a3ab9efdd0758829845cfcb6ca0ac1f03ab44f64))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* remove DB-API dependency on pyarrow with decimal query parameters ([#551](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery/issues/551)) ([1b946ba](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery/commit/1b946ba23ee7df86114c6acb338ec34e6c92af6d))
+
 ## [2.11.0](https://www.github.com/googleapis/python-bigquery/compare/v2.10.0...v2.11.0) (2021-03-09)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/bigquery/version.py b/google/cloud/bigquery/version.py
index e6e357434..67e043bde 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigquery/version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigquery/version.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-__version__ = "2.11.0"
+__version__ = "2.12.0"