diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 5e4325553d..e9ac008fd5 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ languages:
       description: |
         'newest-version' is the latest version known to work when
         building Kata
-      newest-version: "1.11.1"
+      newest-version: "1.12.3"
 
 specs:
   description: "Details of important specifications"