diff --git a/.env b/.env
index d26bf064..ab08411d 100755
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-WAZUH_VERSION=4.11.1
-WAZUH_IMAGE_VERSION=4.11.1
+WAZUH_VERSION=4.12.0
+WAZUH_IMAGE_VERSION=4.12.0
 WAZUH_TAG_REVISION=1
-FILEBEAT_TEMPLATE_BRANCH=4.11.1
+FILEBEAT_TEMPLATE_BRANCH=4.12.0
 WAZUH_FILEBEAT_MODULE=wazuh-filebeat-0.4.tar.gz
 WAZUH_UI_REVISION=1
diff --git a/.github/.goss.yaml b/.github/.goss.yaml
index 1691809a..86ddceeb 100644
--- a/.github/.goss.yaml
+++ b/.github/.goss.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ package:
   wazuh-manager:
     installed: true
     versions:
-    - 4.11.1
+    - 4.12.0
 port:
   tcp:1514:
     listening: true
diff --git a/.github/free-disk-space/action.yml b/.github/free-disk-space/action.yml
index 3bdfefb0..b4ed7528 100644
--- a/.github/free-disk-space/action.yml
+++ b/.github/free-disk-space/action.yml
@@ -242,4 +242,4 @@ runs:
         echo "/dev/root:"
         printSavedSpace $((AVAILABLE_ROOT_END - AVAILABLE_ROOT_INITIAL))
         echo "overall:"
-        printSavedSpace $((AVAILABLE_END - AVAILABLE_INITIAL))
\ No newline at end of file
+        printSavedSpace $((AVAILABLE_END - AVAILABLE_INITIAL))
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Procedure_push_docker_images.yml b/.github/workflows/Procedure_push_docker_images.yml
index b113eccf..d02f14c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Procedure_push_docker_images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Procedure_push_docker_images.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ on:
     inputs:
       image_tag:
         description: 'Docker image tag'
-        default: '4.11.1'
+        default: '4.12.0'
         required: true
       docker_reference:
         description: 'wazuh-docker reference'
-        default: 'v4.11.1'
+        default: 'v4.12.0'
         required: true
       products:
         description: 'Comma-separated list of the image names to build and push'
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ on:
     inputs:
       image_tag:
         description: 'Docker image tag'
-        default: '4.11.1'
+        default: '4.12.0'
         required: true
         type: string
       docker_reference:
         description: 'wazuh-docker reference'
-        default: 'v4.11.1'
+        default: 'v4.12.0'
         required: false
         type: string
       products:
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build-and-push:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
     - name: Print inputs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index 2c2d7e46..94bf3b7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on: [pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   build-docker-images:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
 
     - name: Check out code
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         GOSS_FILE: .github/.goss.yaml
 
   check-single-node:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: build-docker-images
     steps:
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
       run: ./.github/single-node-log-check.sh
 
   check-multi-node:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: build-docker-images
     steps:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy-dashboard.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy-dashboard.yml
index 8bc2decf..4150fa6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy-dashboard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy-dashboard.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write # for github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to upload SARIF results
 
     name: Build images and upload Trivy results
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy-indexer.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy-indexer.yml
index 3582e21d..fe41399e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy-indexer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy-indexer.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write # for github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to upload SARIF results
 
     name: Build images and upload Trivy results
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy-manager.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy-manager.yml
index 18bdf1b8..1c8308b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy-manager.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy-manager.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write # for github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to upload SARIF results
 
     name: Build images and upload Trivy results
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a68d4ffd..4b854b36 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,24 @@
 # Change Log
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [4.12.0]
+
+### Added
+
+- None
+
+### Changed
+
+- Change VERSION file format ([#1728](https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-docker/pull/1728)) \- (VERSION file)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix permanent data scripts ([#1603](https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh-docker/pull/1603))
+
+### Deleted
+
+- None
+
 ## [4.11.1]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4470a2ff..d5c3ab6a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ WAZUH_MONITORING_REPLICAS=0         ##
     │   ├── docker-compose.yml
     │   ├── generate-indexer-certs.yml
     │   └── README.md
-    └── VERSION
+    └── VERSION.json
 
 
 
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ WAZUH_MONITORING_REPLICAS=0         ##
 
 | Wazuh version | ODFE    | XPACK  |
 |---------------|---------|--------|
+| v4.12.0       |         |        |
 | v4.11.1       |         |        |
 | v4.11.0       |         |        |
 | v4.10.1       |         |        |
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 2aaee58c..00000000
--- a/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-WAZUH-DOCKER_VERSION="4.11.1"
-REVISION="41112"
diff --git a/VERSION.json b/VERSION.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23a3b07a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "version": "4.12.0",
+    "stage": "alpha0"
+}
diff --git a/build-docker-images/README.md b/build-docker-images/README.md
index 126a5528..f088f408 100644
--- a/build-docker-images/README.md
+++ b/build-docker-images/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This script initializes the environment variables needed to build each of the im
 The script allows you to build images from other versions of Wazuh, to do this you must use the -v or --version argument:
 
 ```
-$ build-docker-images/build-images.sh -v 4.11.1
+$ build-docker-images/build-images.sh -v 4.12.0
 ```
 
 To get all the available script options use the -h or --help option:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Usage: build-docker-images/build-images.sh [OPTIONS]
     -d, --dev <ref>              [Optional] Set the development stage you want to build, example rc1 or beta1, not used by default.
     -f, --filebeat-module <ref>  [Optional] Set Filebeat module version. By default 0.4.
     -r, --revision <rev>         [Optional] Package revision. By default 1
-    -v, --version <ver>          [Optional] Set the Wazuh version should be builded. By default, 4.11.1.
+    -v, --version <ver>          [Optional] Set the Wazuh version should be builded. By default, 4.12.0.
     -h, --help                   Show this help.
 
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build-docker-images/build-images.sh b/build-docker-images/build-images.sh
index 961e9d40..d0551e48 100755
--- a/build-docker-images/build-images.sh
+++ b/build-docker-images/build-images.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-WAZUH_IMAGE_VERSION=4.11.1
+WAZUH_IMAGE_VERSION=4.12.0
 WAZUH_VERSION=$(echo $WAZUH_IMAGE_VERSION | sed -e 's/\.//g')
 WAZUH_TAG_REVISION=1
 WAZUH_CURRENT_VERSION=$(curl --silent https://api.github.com/repos/wazuh/wazuh/releases/latest | grep '["]tag_name["]:' | sed -E 's/.*\"([^\"]+)\".*/\1/' | cut -c 2- | sed -e 's/\.//g')
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ IMAGE_VERSION=${WAZUH_IMAGE_VERSION}
 # License (version 2) as published by the FSF - Free Software
 # Foundation.
 
-WAZUH_IMAGE_VERSION="4.11.1"
+WAZUH_IMAGE_VERSION="4.12.0"
 WAZUH_TAG_REVISION="1"
 WAZUH_DEV_STAGE=""
 FILEBEAT_MODULE_VERSION="0.4"
@@ -53,13 +53,8 @@ build() {
         elif curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail "https://github.com/wazuh/wazuh/tree/${FILEBEAT_TEMPLATE_BRANCH}"; then
             FILEBEAT_TEMPLATE_BRANCH="${FILEBEAT_TEMPLATE_BRANCH}"
         else
-            WAZUH_MASTER_VERSION="$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wazuh/wazuh/master/src/VERSION | sed -e 's/v//g')"
-            if [ "${FILEBEAT_TEMPLATE_BRANCH}" == "${WAZUH_MASTER_VERSION}" ]; then
-                FILEBEAT_TEMPLATE_BRANCH="master"
-            else
-                echo "The indicated branch does not exist in the wazuh/wazuh repository: ${FILEBEAT_TEMPLATE_BRANCH}"
-                clean 1
-            fi
+            echo "The indicated branch does not exist in the wazuh/wazuh repository: ${FILEBEAT_TEMPLATE_BRANCH}"
+            clean 1
         fi
     fi
 
diff --git a/build-docker-images/wazuh-dashboard/config/config.sh b/build-docker-images/wazuh-dashboard/config/config.sh
index 9788d9bd..947cfea2 100644
--- a/build-docker-images/wazuh-dashboard/config/config.sh
+++ b/build-docker-images/wazuh-dashboard/config/config.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export CONFIG_DIR=${INSTALLATION_DIR}/config
 
 ## Variables
 CERT_TOOL=wazuh-certs-tool.sh
-PACKAGES_URL=https://packages.wazuh.com/4.11/
-PACKAGES_DEV_URL=https://packages-dev.wazuh.com/4.11/
+PACKAGES_URL=https://packages.wazuh.com/4.12/
+PACKAGES_DEV_URL=https://packages-dev.wazuh.com/4.12/
 
 ## Check if the cert tool exists in S3 buckets
 CERT_TOOL_PACKAGES=$(curl --silent -I $PACKAGES_URL$CERT_TOOL | grep -E "^HTTP" | awk  '{print $2}')
diff --git a/build-docker-images/wazuh-indexer/config/config.sh b/build-docker-images/wazuh-indexer/config/config.sh
index 72ccb3c8..a8aca7f7 100644
--- a/build-docker-images/wazuh-indexer/config/config.sh
+++ b/build-docker-images/wazuh-indexer/config/config.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ export REPO_DIR=/unattended_installer
 ## Variables
 CERT_TOOL=wazuh-certs-tool.sh
 PASSWORD_TOOL=wazuh-passwords-tool.sh
-PACKAGES_URL=https://packages.wazuh.com/4.11/
-PACKAGES_DEV_URL=https://packages-dev.wazuh.com/4.11/
+PACKAGES_URL=https://packages.wazuh.com/4.12/
+PACKAGES_DEV_URL=https://packages-dev.wazuh.com/4.12/
 
 ## Check if the cert tool exists in S3 buckets
 CERT_TOOL_PACKAGES=$(curl --silent -I $PACKAGES_URL$CERT_TOOL | grep -E "^HTTP" | awk  '{print $2}')
diff --git a/build-docker-images/wazuh-manager/config/etc/cont-init.d/0-wazuh-init b/build-docker-images/wazuh-manager/config/etc/cont-init.d/0-wazuh-init
index 9edb1b00..b75501f8 100644
--- a/build-docker-images/wazuh-manager/config/etc/cont-init.d/0-wazuh-init
+++ b/build-docker-images/wazuh-manager/config/etc/cont-init.d/0-wazuh-init
@@ -47,12 +47,8 @@ mount_permanent_data() {
     if find ${permanent_dir} -mindepth 1 | read; then
       print "The path ${permanent_dir} is already mounted"
     else
-      if find ${data_tmp} -mindepth 1 | read; then
         print "Installing ${permanent_dir}"
-        exec_cmd "cp -a ${data_tmp}. ${permanent_dir}"
-      else
-        print "The path ${permanent_dir} is empty, skipped"
-      fi
+        exec_cmd "cp -ar ${data_tmp}. ${permanent_dir}"
     fi
   done
 }
diff --git a/build-docker-images/wazuh-manager/config/permanent_data.sh b/build-docker-images/wazuh-manager/config/permanent_data.sh
index 4df54af5..89e5f8f3 100644
--- a/build-docker-images/wazuh-manager/config/permanent_data.sh
+++ b/build-docker-images/wazuh-manager/config/permanent_data.sh
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@ mkdir ${PERMANENT_PATH}
 for permanent_dir in "${PERMANENT_DATA[@]}"; do
   # Create the directory for the permanent file if it does not exist
   DIR=$(dirname "${permanent_dir}")
-  if [ ! -e ${PERMANENT_PATH}${DIR}  ]
-  then
-    mkdir -p ${PERMANENT_PATH}${DIR}
-  fi
-  
-  mv ${permanent_dir} ${PERMANENT_PATH}${permanent_dir}
+  mkdir -p ${PERMANENT_PATH}${DIR}
+  cp -ar ${permanent_dir} ${PERMANENT_PATH}${DIR}
 
 done
diff --git a/indexer-certs-creator/config/entrypoint.sh b/indexer-certs-creator/config/entrypoint.sh
index 9cb0a8ea..562783b1 100644
--- a/indexer-certs-creator/config/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/indexer-certs-creator/config/entrypoint.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 ## Variables
 CERT_TOOL=wazuh-certs-tool.sh
 PASSWORD_TOOL=wazuh-passwords-tool.sh
-PACKAGES_URL=https://packages.wazuh.com/4.11/
-PACKAGES_DEV_URL=https://packages-dev.wazuh.com/4.11/
+PACKAGES_URL=https://packages.wazuh.com/4.12/
+PACKAGES_DEV_URL=https://packages-dev.wazuh.com/4.12/
 
 ## Check if the cert tool exists in S3 buckets
 CERT_TOOL_PACKAGES=$(curl --silent -I $PACKAGES_URL$CERT_TOOL | grep -E "^HTTP" | awk  '{print $2}')
diff --git a/multi-node/docker-compose.yml b/multi-node/docker-compose.yml
index a2de8472..2d9ad309 100644
--- a/multi-node/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/multi-node/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: '3.7'
 
 services:
   wazuh.master:
-    image: wazuh/wazuh-manager:4.11.1
+    image: wazuh/wazuh-manager:4.12.0
     hostname: wazuh.master
     restart: always
     ulimits:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ services:
       - ./config/wazuh_cluster/wazuh_manager.conf:/wazuh-config-mount/etc/ossec.conf
 
   wazuh.worker:
-    image: wazuh/wazuh-manager:4.11.1
+    image: wazuh/wazuh-manager:4.12.0
     hostname: wazuh.worker
     restart: always
     ulimits:
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ services:
       - ./config/wazuh_cluster/wazuh_worker.conf:/wazuh-config-mount/etc/ossec.conf
 
   wazuh1.indexer:
-    image: wazuh/wazuh-indexer:4.11.1
+    image: wazuh/wazuh-indexer:4.12.0
     hostname: wazuh1.indexer
     restart: always
     ports:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ services:
       - ./config/wazuh_indexer/internal_users.yml:/usr/share/wazuh-indexer/opensearch-security/internal_users.yml
 
   wazuh2.indexer:
-    image: wazuh/wazuh-indexer:4.11.1
+    image: wazuh/wazuh-indexer:4.12.0
     hostname: wazuh2.indexer
     restart: always
     environment:
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ services:
       - ./config/wazuh_indexer/internal_users.yml:/usr/share/wazuh-indexer/opensearch-security/internal_users.yml
 
   wazuh3.indexer:
-    image: wazuh/wazuh-indexer:4.11.1
+    image: wazuh/wazuh-indexer:4.12.0
     hostname: wazuh3.indexer
     restart: always
     environment:
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ services:
       - ./config/wazuh_indexer/internal_users.yml:/usr/share/wazuh-indexer/opensearch-security/internal_users.yml
 
   wazuh.dashboard:
-    image: wazuh/wazuh-dashboard:4.11.1
+    image: wazuh/wazuh-dashboard:4.12.0
     hostname: wazuh.dashboard
     restart: always
     ports:
diff --git a/single-node/docker-compose.yml b/single-node/docker-compose.yml
index e24c358c..bdcc695c 100644
--- a/single-node/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/single-node/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ version: '3.7'
 
 services:
   wazuh.manager:
-    image: wazuh/wazuh-manager:4.11.1
+    image: wazuh/wazuh-manager:4.12.0
     hostname: wazuh.manager
     restart: always
     ulimits:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ services:
       - ./config/wazuh_cluster/wazuh_manager.conf:/wazuh-config-mount/etc/ossec.conf
 
   wazuh.indexer:
-    image: wazuh/wazuh-indexer:4.11.1
+    image: wazuh/wazuh-indexer:4.12.0
     hostname: wazuh.indexer
     restart: always
     ports:
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ services:
       - ./config/wazuh_indexer/internal_users.yml:/usr/share/wazuh-indexer/opensearch-security/internal_users.yml
 
   wazuh.dashboard:
-    image: wazuh/wazuh-dashboard:4.11.1
+    image: wazuh/wazuh-dashboard:4.12.0
     hostname: wazuh.dashboard
     restart: always
     ports: