diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 10f0668..062bebb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [4.12.0]
+
+### Added
+
+- None
+
+### Changed
+
+- Change VERSION file format ([#985](https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-kubernetes/pull/985)) \- (VERSION file)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- None
+
+### Deleted
+
+- None
+
 ## [4.11.1]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d33540a..85afefd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ To deploy a cluster on your local environment (like Minikube, Kind or Microk8s)
     ├── local-environment.md
     ├── README.md
     ├── upgrade.md
-    ├── VERSION
+    ├── VERSION.json
     └── wazuh
         ├── base
         │   ├── storage-class.yaml
diff --git a/VERSION.json b/VERSION.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23a3b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "version": "4.12.0",
+    "stage": "alpha0"
+}