diff --git a/contrib/pyln-client/pyproject.toml b/contrib/pyln-client/pyproject.toml
index a3dfffe8a..a9b5c25d2 100644
--- a/contrib/pyln-client/pyproject.toml
+++ b/contrib/pyln-client/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pyln-client"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 description = "Client library and plugin library for Core Lightning"
 authors = ["Christian Decker <decker.christian@gmail.com>"]
 license = "BSD-MIT"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ packages = [
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = "^3.7"
 pyln-bolt7 = "^1.0"
-pyln-proto = "^0.11"
+pyln-proto = ">=0.12"
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
 pytest = "^7.0.1"
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-proto/pyproject.toml b/contrib/pyln-proto/pyproject.toml
index 8c7ed3411..0ccb59751 100644
--- a/contrib/pyln-proto/pyproject.toml
+++ b/contrib/pyln-proto/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pyln-proto"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 description = "This package implements some of the Lightning Network protocol in pure python. It is intended for protocol testing and some minor tooling only. It is not deemed secure enough to handle any amount of real funds (you have been warned!)."
 authors = ["Christian Decker <decker.christian@gmail.com>"]
 license = "BSD-MIT"