diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 1b210cd..6f0481d 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (systemd-253.10.tar.gz) = dab45496586a9a78ba46a3c03c02e6bd97a8b832e28f96fdf052ecf1906c8c1bdc55967fc243ca837d0371e81730a92bb230e59a43e2ab6bc1b62fbd42a051d4
+SHA512 (systemd-253.12.tar.gz) = dd099160932258f7baf541e52ce7181565096f93f9311e4d3f6383c2035ab3d39765a7de03fb99b83e16a79db301558577fb14859ef24f3da548e8806ef95ea2
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 12f1307..5902a85 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 Name:           systemd
 Url:            https://systemd.io
 %if %{without inplace}
-Version:        253.10
+Version:        253.12
 %else
 # determine the build information from local checkout
 Version:        %(tools/meson-vcs-tag.sh . error | sed -r 's/-([0-9])/.^\1/; s/-g/_g/')