diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index e5291625..9671c0cd 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ package gonic
 
 import (
 	_ "embed"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 //go:embed version.txt
-var Version string
+var version string
+var Version = fmt.Sprintf("v%s", strings.TrimSuffix(version, "\n"))
 
 const Name = "gonic"
 const NameUpper = "GONIC"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 26acbf08..aa22d3ce 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.12.2
+0.12.3