diff --git a/dns/coredns/Makefile b/dns/coredns/Makefile
index 3ba775bbf58c..66ffa41ce905 100644
--- a/dns/coredns/Makefile
+++ b/dns/coredns/Makefile
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 PORTNAME=	coredns
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.11.4
+DISTVERSION=	1.12.0
 CATEGORIES=	dns
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	DNS server that chains plugins
 WWW=		https://coredns.io/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		go:modules
 
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}
 
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limit:^[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*$$ # otherwise it picks up the deleted tag v011
 
 post-install:
 .for n in 1 5 7
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/man/*.${n} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man/man${n}
 .endfor
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/coredns/distinfo b/dns/coredns/distinfo
index bada37775a01..5f3508623c83 100644
--- a/dns/coredns/distinfo
+++ b/dns/coredns/distinfo
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1731472997
-SHA256 (go/dns_coredns/coredns-v1.11.4/v1.11.4.mod) = 15a44e6f7584d086d2168150fd49f7331cc1f530fc5d0f839de85bd3eb030113
-SIZE (go/dns_coredns/coredns-v1.11.4/v1.11.4.mod) = 8063
-SHA256 (go/dns_coredns/coredns-v1.11.4/v1.11.4.zip) = 49e55174b7bf1b991d35f604de7f9dbc2d8c85d4d46683eb28d359cb2d88cb74
-SIZE (go/dns_coredns/coredns-v1.11.4/v1.11.4.zip) = 1044162
+TIMESTAMP = 1736491450
+SHA256 (go/dns_coredns/coredns-v1.12.0/v1.12.0.mod) = d75e48e515e0f3428fac32b5090aab6b8180debc549eeebde68a129406d723a3
+SIZE (go/dns_coredns/coredns-v1.12.0/v1.12.0.mod) = 8125
+SHA256 (go/dns_coredns/coredns-v1.12.0/v1.12.0.zip) = a188175d41d8abc040ecc63a41da3c30c55a9e5170bee248d643f1bd908bb8b8
+SIZE (go/dns_coredns/coredns-v1.12.0/v1.12.0.zip) = 1049522