diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e43947..172e85e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
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 # Changelog
 
+## 5.12.0-beta.1 - 2026-01-31
+### Added
+- Add support for Nextcloud 34
+- Add support for PHP 8.5
+- Implement background job to generate previews
+
+### Changed
+- Migrate preview_generation.id column to bigint
+
+### Fixed
+- Handle UniqueConstraintViolationException gracefully
+
 ## 5.11.0 - 2025-11-19
 ### Added
 - Allow running multiple instances of pre-generate
diff --git a/appinfo/info.xml b/appinfo/info.xml
index d9d29ec..1ac232b 100644
--- a/appinfo/info.xml
+++ b/appinfo/info.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The first time you install this app, before using a cron job, you properly want
 
 **Important**: To enable pre-generation of previews you must add **php /var/www/nextcloud/occ preview:pre-generate** to a system cron job that runs at times of your choosing.]]>
 	</description>
-	<version>5.12.0-dev.4</version>
+	<version>5.12.0-beta.1</version>
 	<licence>agpl</licence>
 	<author>Richard Steinmetz</author>
 	<namespace>PreviewGenerator</namespace>