diff --git a/increment_and_push.sh b/increment_and_push.sh
index 477d706..92184f0 100755
--- a/increment_and_push.sh
+++ b/increment_and_push.sh
@@ -244,13 +244,7 @@ main() {
     check_git_repo
 
     if [[ "$RELEASE_MODE" == true ]]; then
-        if [[ "$VERSION_INCREMENT_EXPLICIT" == true ]]; then
-            increment_version "$VERSION_INCREMENT_TYPE"
-        else
-            LATEST_TAG=$(git tag -l 'v*.*.*' | sort -V | tail -n 1 || echo "v0.0.1")
-            NEW_VERSION="$LATEST_TAG"
-            export NEW_VERSION
-        fi
+        increment_version "$VERSION_INCREMENT_TYPE"
 
         if git tag "$NEW_VERSION" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
             print_success "Created tag: $NEW_VERSION"
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index b3cd38f..120efef 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -451,8 +451,8 @@ int socket_name_random(char *out, size_t out_len);
 /* Version information (auto-updated by build/version tooling) */
 #define NSIGNER_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define NSIGNER_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define NSIGNER_VERSION_PATCH 11
-#define NSIGNER_VERSION "v0.0.11"
+#define NSIGNER_VERSION_PATCH 12
+#define NSIGNER_VERSION "v0.0.12"
 
 
 /* NSIGNER_HEADERLESS_DECLS_END */