diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0f14be28c66..02785df9b53 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 MYSQL_VERSION_MAJOR=12
-MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR=0
-MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=1
-SERVER_MATURITY=gamma
+MYSQL_VERSION_MINOR=1
+MYSQL_VERSION_PATCH=0
+SERVER_MATURITY=alpha
diff --git a/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf b/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf
index 32d65931f61..3f2a063a164 100644
--- a/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf
+++ b/debian/additions/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ expire_logs_days        = 10
 # you can put MariaDB-only options here
 [mariadbd]
 
-# This group is only read by MariaDB-12.0 servers.
+# This group is only read by MariaDB-12.1 servers.
 # If you use the same .cnf file for MariaDB of different versions,
 # use this group for options that older servers don't understand
-[mariadb-12.0]
+[mariadb-12.1]
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 45c6112e36a..aaa81834242 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-mariadb (1:12.0.0) unstable; urgency=medium
+mariadb (1:12.1.0) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Initial Release
 
- -- Sergei Golubchik <serg@mariadb.org> Tue Aug 20 08:40:21 CEST 2024
+ -- Sergei Golubchik <serg@mariadb.org> Mon Apr 28 10:19:29 CEST 2025
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_star.result b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_star.result
index c005a6d2ad6..d54a320afcd 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_star.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/sysvars_star.result
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ VARIABLE_NAME	PLUGIN_MATURITY
 SESSION_VALUE	NULL
 GLOBAL_VALUE	alpha
 GLOBAL_VALUE_ORIGIN	CONFIG
-DEFAULT_VALUE	beta
+DEFAULT_VALUE	experimental
 VARIABLE_SCOPE	GLOBAL
 VARIABLE_TYPE	ENUM
 VARIABLE_COMMENT	The lowest desirable plugin maturity. Plugins less mature than that will not be installed or loaded