diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 808c8429..2772108a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag_name:
-        description: 'Tag to release (e.g., v0.1.0-alpha.8)'
+        description: 'Tag to release (e.g., v0.1.0-alpha.12)'
         required: false
-        default: 'v0.1.0-alpha.8'
+        default: 'v0.1.0-alpha.12'
 
 permissions:
   actions: read
diff --git a/chipcompiler/__init__.py b/chipcompiler/__init__.py
index 40c2cf7a..152f28e6 100644
--- a/chipcompiler/__init__.py
+++ b/chipcompiler/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # chipcompiler package
-__version__ = "0.1.0-alpha.11"
+__version__ = "0.1.0-alpha.12"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 010e37e8..514f5ab9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ requires = [ "uv-build>=0.8.5" ]
 
 [project]
 name = "ecc"
-version = "0.1.0-alpha.11"
+version = "0.1.0-alpha.12"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
   { name = "Emin", email = "me@emin.chat" },
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ classifiers = [
 ]
 dependencies = [
   "ecc-dreamplace==0.1.0a7",
-  "ecc-tools-bin==0.1.0a12",
+  "ecc-tools-bin==0.1.0a13",
   "fastapi>=0.109",
   "jsonrpcserver>=5.0.9",
   "klayout>=0.30.2",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 2b7b3109..aedf194b 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ecc"
-version = "0.1.0a11"
+version = "0.1.0a12"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "ecc-dreamplace" },
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ecc-tools-bin"
-version = "0.1.0a12"
+version = "0.1.0a13"
 source = { editable = "chipcompiler/thirdparty/ecc-tools" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "matplotlib" },