diff --git a/HOWTO_RELEASE b/HOWTO_RELEASE
index bfd6ec6d3..170b505c2 100644
--- a/HOWTO_RELEASE
+++ b/HOWTO_RELEASE
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
    $ ctest --output-on-failure .
    $ cmake --build . --target distcheck
 
-4. Update the NEWS file (extract most important things from the repository log). Make sure to update the release date.
+4. Update the NEWS file (extract most important things from the
+   repository log). Make sure to update the release date.
 
 5. Commit the changes in the NEWS file.
    Push changes with:  git push origin,
@@ -56,4 +57,4 @@
 
 11. Close current GitHub milestone and add a new one for next release.
 
-12. Announce on geos-devel
\ No newline at end of file
+12. Announce on geos-devel
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index fd4d28628..4cb0aed0d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## Changes in 3.12.2
-xxxx-xx-xx
+2024-06-05
 
 - Fixes:
   - Intersection: change to using DoubleDouble computation to improve robustness (GH-937, Martin Davis)
diff --git a/Version.txt b/Version.txt
index 04bbbdcbf..04f802a63 100644
--- a/Version.txt
+++ b/Version.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ GEOS_VERSION_MINOR=12
 GEOS_VERSION_PATCH=2
 
 # OPTIONS: "", "dev", "rc1" etc.
-GEOS_PATCH_WORD=dev
+GEOS_PATCH_WORD=
 
 # GEOS CAPI Versions
 #
diff --git a/include/geos/geom/LineSegment.h b/include/geos/geom/LineSegment.h
index ea1e0a788..947c73bd0 100644
--- a/include/geos/geom/LineSegment.h
+++ b/include/geos/geom/LineSegment.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class GEOS_DLL LineSegment {
 
     /// Computes the midpoint of the segment
     //
-    /// @param ret will be set to the midpoint of the segment
+    /// @return the midpoint of the segment
     ///
     CoordinateXY midPoint() const
     {