diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0a8cd9f..ce2b0b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ jobs:
           - typo3-version: "^11.5"
             php-version: "8.1"
             composer-dependencies: highest
-          - typo3-version: "^12.0"
+          - typo3-version: "^12.1"
             php-version: "8.1"
             composer-dependencies: lowest
-          - typo3-version: "^12.0"
+          - typo3-version: "^12.1"
             php-version: "8.1"
             composer-dependencies: highest
   functional-tests:
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ jobs:
           - typo3-version: "^11.5"
             php-version: "8.1"
             composer-dependencies: highest
-          - typo3-version: "^12.0"
+          - typo3-version: "^12.1"
             php-version: "8.1"
             composer-dependencies: lowest
-          - typo3-version: "^12.0"
+          - typo3-version: "^12.1"
             php-version: "8.1"
             composer-dependencies: highest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/predefined.yml b/.github/workflows/predefined.yml
index 6e2c26b..390d178 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/predefined.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/predefined.yml
@@ -211,10 +211,10 @@ jobs:
           - typo3-version: "^11.5"
             php-version: "8.1"
             composer-dependencies: highest
-          - typo3-version: "^12.0"
+          - typo3-version: "^12.1"
             php-version: "8.1"
             composer-dependencies: lowest
-          - typo3-version: "^12.0"
+          - typo3-version: "^12.1"
             php-version: "8.1"
             composer-dependencies: highest
   functional-tests:
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ jobs:
           - typo3-version: "^11.5"
             php-version: "8.1"
             composer-dependencies: highest
-          - typo3-version: "^12.0"
+          - typo3-version: "^12.1"
             php-version: "8.1"
             composer-dependencies: lowest
-          - typo3-version: "^12.0"
+          - typo3-version: "^12.1"
             php-version: "8.1"
             composer-dependencies: highest
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/func-php8.1-v12-highest.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/func-php8.1-v12-highest.yml
index 086d685..04e14c8 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/func-php8.1-v12-highest.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/func-php8.1-v12-highest.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ func-php8.1-v11-highest:
     - build-composer-dependencies
     - php-lint-php8.1
   script:
-    - composer require --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-progress --no-install typo3/cms-core:"^12.0"
+    - composer require --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-progress --no-install typo3/cms-core:"^12.1"
     - composer update --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-progress --with-dependencies
     - wait-for-it mariadb:3306 -t 60 --strict -- composer ci:tests:functional
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/func-php8.1-v12-lowest.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/func-php8.1-v12-lowest.yml
index 95ad090..7dbb984 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/func-php8.1-v12-lowest.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/func-php8.1-v12-lowest.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ func-php8.1-v11-lowest:
     - build-composer-dependencies
     - php-lint-php8.1
   script:
-    - composer require --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-progress --no-install typo3/cms-core:"^12.0"
+    - composer require --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-progress --no-install typo3/cms-core:"^12.1"
     - composer update --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-progress --with-dependencies --prefer-lowest
     - wait-for-it mariadb:3306 -t 60 --strict -- composer ci:tests:functional
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/unit-php8.1-v12-highest.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/unit-php8.1-v12-highest.yml
index 92bdd46..bfd9f6a 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/unit-php8.1-v12-highest.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/unit-php8.1-v12-highest.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ unit-php8.1-v12-highest:
     - build-composer-dependencies
     - php-lint-php8.1
   script:
-    - composer require --no-progress typo3/cms-core:"^12.0"
+    - composer require --no-progress typo3/cms-core:"^12.1"
     - composer ci:tests:unit
diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/unit-php8.1-v12-lowest.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/unit-php8.1-v12-lowest.yml
index 5ee7017..8a9d266 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/unit-php8.1-v12-lowest.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/jobs/unit-php8.1-v12-lowest.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ unit-php8.1-v12-lowest:
     - build-composer-dependencies
     - php-lint-php8.1
   script:
-    - composer require --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-progress --no-install typo3/cms-core:"^12.0"
+    - composer require --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-progress --no-install typo3/cms-core:"^12.1"
     - composer update --no-ansi --no-interaction --no-progress --with-dependencies --prefer-lowest
     - composer ci:tests:unit
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7245fd1..50add56 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 ### Added
 
 ### Changed
+- Set the minimal 12LTS version to 12.1 (#702)
 
 ### Deprecated
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 8811009..e30e2b4 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
 	"require": {
 		"php": "~7.4.0 || ~8.0.0 || ~8.1.0",
 		"psr/http-message": "^1.0.1",
-		"typo3/cms-core": "^11.5.4 || ^12.0",
-		"typo3/cms-extbase": "^11.5.4 || ^12.0",
-		"typo3/cms-fluid": "^11.5.4 || ^12.0",
-		"typo3/cms-frontend": "^11.5.4 || ^12.0"
+		"typo3/cms-core": "^11.5.4 || ^12.1",
+		"typo3/cms-extbase": "^11.5.4 || ^12.1",
+		"typo3/cms-fluid": "^11.5.4 || ^12.1",
+		"typo3/cms-frontend": "^11.5.4 || ^12.1"
 	},
 	"require-dev": {
 		"doctrine/dbal": "^2.13.8 || ^3.3.7",
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 		"seld/jsonlint": "^1.9.0",
 		"squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.7.1",
 		"symfony/yaml": "^5.4 || ^6.1",
-		"typo3/cms-fluid-styled-content": "^11.5.4 || ^12.0",
+		"typo3/cms-fluid-styled-content": "^11.5.4 || ^12.1",
 		"typo3/coding-standards": "^0.6.1",
 		"typo3/testing-framework": "^7.0@dev"
 	},