diff --git a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/modedit_nomajorversion.txtar b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/modedit_nomajorversion.txtar
index e778ac0d970..666d31ba77d 100644
--- a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/modedit_nomajorversion.txtar
+++ b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/modedit_nomajorversion.txtar
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ cmp cue.mod/module.cue want-module-2
 -- want-module --
 module: "test.example"
 language: {
-	version: "v0.11.0"
+	version: "v0.12.0"
 }
 -- want-module-2 --
 module: "other.example"
 language: {
-	version: "v0.11.0"
+	version: "v0.12.0"
 }
diff --git a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/modinit_with_explicit_version.txtar b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/modinit_with_explicit_version.txtar
index 50492f1000d..590407d4ca3 100644
--- a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/modinit_with_explicit_version.txtar
+++ b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/modinit_with_explicit_version.txtar
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ language: {
 -- want-stderr-3 --
 language version "v0.4.3" is too early for module.cue schema (earliest allowed is v0.8.0-alpha.0)
 -- want-stderr-4 --
-language version "v2.3.4" may not be after current language version v0.11.0
+language version "v2.3.4" may not be after current language version v0.12.0
 -- want-stderr-5 --
 cannot parse result: invalid module.cue file: source field is not allowed at this language version; need at least v0.9.0-alpha.0
diff --git a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/module_compatibility_forwards.txtar b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/module_compatibility_forwards.txtar
index aa94342e460..941283d9b99 100644
--- a/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/module_compatibility_forwards.txtar
+++ b/cmd/cue/cmd/testdata/script/module_compatibility_forwards.txtar
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ cmp stderr ${WORK}/v0.99.0-toonew.stderr
 cmp stderr ${WORK}/v0.99.0-toonew.stderr
 
 -- bugfix-newer-toonew.stderr --
-language version "v0.11.99" declared in module.cue is too new for current language version "v0.11.0"
+language version "v0.12.99" declared in module.cue is too new for current language version "v0.12.0"
 -- bugfix-newer/cue.mod/module.cue --
 module: "downstream.example"
 language: version: "v0.9.0"
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ package subpkg
 "hello from bugfix-newer.example"
 
 -- v0.99.0-toonew.stderr --
-language version "v0.99.0" declared in module.cue is too new for current language version "v0.11.0"
+language version "v0.99.0" declared in module.cue is too new for current language version "v0.12.0"
 -- v0.99.0/cue.mod/module.cue --
 module: "downstream.example"
 language: version: "v0.9.0"
diff --git a/internal/cueversion/version.go b/internal/cueversion/version.go
index 713f2316d44..73fc5622f9b 100644
--- a/internal/cueversion/version.go
+++ b/internal/cueversion/version.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 // This determines the latest version of CUE that
 // is accepted by the module.
 func LanguageVersion() string {
-	return "v0.11.0"
+	return "v0.12.0"
 }
 
 // ModuleVersion returns the version of the cuelang.org/go module as best as can