diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 0f144c3..65de64d 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-cairo-1.9.10.tar.gz
+cairo-1.9.12.tar.gz
diff --git a/cairo.spec b/cairo.spec
index 3754134..11c3ad5 100644
--- a/cairo.spec
+++ b/cairo.spec
@@ -4,18 +4,14 @@
 
 Summary:	A 2D graphics library
 Name:		cairo
-Version:	1.9.10
-Release:	3%{?dist}
+Version:	1.9.12
+Release:	1%{?dist}
 URL:		http://cairographics.org
 Source0:	http://cairographics.org/snapshots/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 #Source0:	http://cairographics.org/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 License:	LGPLv2 or MPLv1.1
 Group:		System Environment/Libraries
 
-# Due to libcairo potentially including C++ backends, it gets linked with g++.
-# We don't enable those backends, so we can link with gcc.
-Patch0:         link-with-cc.patch
-
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: libXrender-devel
 BuildRequires: libX11-devel
@@ -67,8 +63,6 @@ This package contains tools for working with the cairo graphics library.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
-%patch0 -p1 -b .link
-
 %build
 %configure --disable-static 	\
 	--enable-warnings 	\
@@ -111,6 +105,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_libdir}/cairo
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Jul 04 2010 Benjamin Otte <otte@redhat.com> - 1.9.12-1
+- Update to 1.9.12 snapshot
+- Remove now unnecessary patch
+
 * Sun Jul 04 2010 Benjamin Otte <otte@redhat.com> - 1.9.10-3
 - Add patch to force linking with gcc, not g++. (#606523)
 
diff --git a/link-with-cc.patch b/link-with-cc.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c85bef..0000000
--- a/link-with-cc.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/Makefile.in	2010-06-26 15:32:39.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/src/Makefile.in	2010-07-05 02:20:07.960075657 +0200
-@@ -607,9 +607,9 @@
- nodist_libcairo_la_OBJECTS =
- libcairo_la_OBJECTS = $(am_libcairo_la_OBJECTS) \
- 	$(nodist_libcairo_la_OBJECTS)
--libcairo_la_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CXX $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
--	$(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=link $(CXXLD) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) \
--	$(CXXFLAGS) $(libcairo_la_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
-+libcairo_la_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) --tag=CC $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
-+	$(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=link $(CCLD) $(AM_CCFLAGS) \
-+	$(CFLAGS) $(libcairo_la_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
- check_link_SOURCES = check-link.c
- check_link_OBJECTS = check-link.$(OBJEXT)
- check_link_DEPENDENCIES = libcairo.la
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index c7dd206..57e8543 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-737d533e15302ae355ff9a3cf16bc467  cairo-1.9.10.tar.gz
+0a264bb080af8346f7ae25581f59f661  cairo-1.9.12.tar.gz