diff --git a/_data/releases.yml b/_data/releases.yml
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--- a/_data/releases.yml
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 - name: 2.7.3
   link: 2015/11/29/linuxcnc-2.7.3/
-- name: 2.6.11
-  link: 2015/11/01/096-2611-bugfix-release/
+- name: 2.6.12
+  link: 2016/01/10/release-2.6.12/
diff --git a/_posts/2016-01-10-release-2.6.12.md b/_posts/2016-01-10-release-2.6.12.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+---
+layout: post
+title: 'LinuxCNC 2.6.12 released'
+date: 2016-01-10 10:37:30.000000000 -07:00
+---
+LinuxCNC 2.6.12 has been released.  This release fixes a couple of
+relatively obscure bugs.  All 2.6 users are encouraged to upgrade.
+
+Credit for this release goes to all the folks who have reported bugs
+in our code and documentation, and especially to the people who have
+committed bugfixes and improvements:
+
+* Bernhard M. Wiedemann
+* Chris Morley
+* Chris Radek
+* Dewey Garrett
+* Jeff Epler
+* John Morris
+* John Thornton
+* Michael Geszkiewicz
+* Norbert Schechner
+* Salvatore Balestrino
+* Sebastian Kuzminsky
+
+Here's the full changelog:
+
+* docs: add more github info to Contributing to LinuxCNC
+* docs: improve G43.1 info
+* docs: acknowledge Debian and UBUNTU trademarks
+* docs: fix incorrect GladeVCP example syntax and typo
+* docs: fix manpage markup bug in rtapi_app_{main,exit}.3rtapi
+* docs: gladevcp - describe the new iconview signal "sensitive"
+* docs: restore line numbers in example G-code
+* docs: clarify some pins in the halui manpage
+* docs: fix M70-M73 links in French Gcode Quick Reference
+* docs: fix link to the giteveryday(1) manpage
+* docs: describe gmoccapy Show Aux Display feature
+* docs: document gmoccapy updates and deleted some pin
+
+* mini.tcl: remove duplicate geo mgmt of widget
+* keystick: fix signal handler a second time
+* gladevcp: iconview could create exception in some circumstances
+* gmoccapy: stay syncronized with iconview widget button states
+* gladevcp/offset_widget: fix rare error of non-existant var file
+* gscreen: fix industrial skin's A axis DRO readout
+* tooledit_widget.py: tool diameter sorting fix
+* halui: fix some jogging bugs
+* halui: fix a copy-paste error that could prevent homing
+* serport: fix pin-1-in-not
+
+* task: fix start-from-line and remap interaction
+* interp: it's nonsense to take a boost::cref(this)
+* emcmodule: fix argument parsing
+* rtapi/sim: better error reporting
+* rtapi: error messages are better than errno numbers
+* hal: don't segfault if rtapi_init() fails
+* realtime script: wait for rtapi_app to die when stopping realtime
+
+* halui/jogging test: change which joint is selected while jogging
+* tests: test homing in halui/jogging
+* tests: add a motion-logger test of a remap bug
+* packaging: use "set -e" to fail on error in the postinst script
+* buildbot: dont try to build on Jessie RTAI
+* build: verify links in the gcode Quick Reference (English & French)