diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1f72ba2f2..2c06dd56c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
 
 env:
-  # Qt: 5.15.1
-  # libtorrent: RC_1_2 HEAD, 1.2.11
-  VCPKG_COMMIT: 133051b793486ef14e67e9d1f48c9cfe64dc127e
+  VCPKG_COMMIT: e4ce66eecfd3e5cca5eac06c971921bf8e37cf88
   VCPKG_DEST_MACOS: /Users/runner/qbt_tools/vcpkg
   VCPKG_DEST_WIN: C:\qbt_tools\vcpkg
-  LIBTORRENT_VERSION_TAG: v1.2.11
+  LIBTORRENT_VERSION_TAG: v1.2.12
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -124,10 +122,15 @@ jobs:
           "qt5-svg:x64-windows-static-release",
           "qt5-tools:x64-windows-static-release",
           "qt5-winextras:x64-windows-static-release"
+        ${{ env.RUNVCPKG_VCPKG_ROOT }}/vcpkg.exe upgrade `
+            --overlay-triplets=${{ github.workspace }}/triplets_overlay `
+            --overlay-ports=${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg `
+            --no-dry-run
         foreach($package in $packages)
         {
           ${{ env.RUNVCPKG_VCPKG_ROOT }}/vcpkg.exe install $package `
             --overlay-triplets=${{ github.workspace }}/triplets_overlay `
+            --overlay-ports=${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg `
             --clean-after-build
         }
 
@@ -198,13 +201,6 @@ jobs:
         Add-Content ${{ github.workspace }}/triplets_overlay/x64-osx-release.cmake `
           -Value "set(VCPKG_BUILD_TYPE release)","set(VCPKG_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET 10.15)"
 
-    # NOTE: Avoids a libtorrent ABI issue. See https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent/issues/4965
-    - name: force AppleClang to compile libtorrent with C++17
-      run: |
-        (Get-Content -path ${{ env.RUNVCPKG_VCPKG_ROOT }}/ports/libtorrent/portfile.cmake).Replace( `
-          '${FEATURE_OPTIONS}', '${FEATURE_OPTIONS} -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17') `
-          | Set-Content -Path ${{ env.RUNVCPKG_VCPKG_ROOT }}/ports/libtorrent/portfile.cmake
-
     - name: install dependencies via vcpkg
       run: |
         $packages = `
@@ -214,10 +210,15 @@ jobs:
           "qt5-svg:x64-osx-release",
           "qt5-tools:x64-osx-release",
           "qt5-macextras:x64-osx-release"
+        ${{ env.RUNVCPKG_VCPKG_ROOT }}/vcpkg upgrade `
+            --overlay-triplets=${{ github.workspace }}/triplets_overlay `
+            --overlay-ports=${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg `
+            --no-dry-run
         foreach($package in $packages)
         {
           ${{ env.RUNVCPKG_VCPKG_ROOT }}/vcpkg install $package `
             --overlay-triplets=${{ github.workspace }}/triplets_overlay `
+            --overlay-ports=${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg `
             --clean-after-build
         }
 
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dfc3ccb9a..0c7115e5c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ install:
       pushd "$HOME"
       git clone --single-branch --branch RC_1_2 https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent.git
       cd libtorrent
-      git checkout tags/v1.2.11
+      git checkout tags/v1.2.12
 
       cmake \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ install:
       pushd "$HOME"
       git clone --single-branch --branch RC_2_0 https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent.git
       cd libtorrent
-      git checkout tags/v2.0.1
+      git checkout tags/v2.0.2
       git submodule update --init --recursive
 
       cmake \
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f952c8c1..6b313668c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ set(CMAKE_FIND_PACKAGE_PREFER_CONFIG ON)
 set(minBoostVersion 1.65)
 set(minQtVersion 5.9.5)
 set(minOpenSSLVersion 1.1.1)
-set(minLibtorrentVersion 1.2.11)
+set(minLibtorrentVersion 1.2.12)
 set(minZlibVersion 1.2.11)
 
 # features (some are platform-specific)
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 86d341548..a0fab7e75 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ qBittorrent - A BitTorrent client in C++ / Qt
 
   - Boost >= 1.65
 
-  - libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.11 (by Arvid Norberg)
+  - libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.12 (by Arvid Norberg)
       * https://www.libtorrent.org/
       * Be careful: another library (the one used by rTorrent) uses a similar name
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4d1018f70..2c1033aa5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6354,12 +6354,12 @@ if test -n "$libtorrent_CFLAGS"; then
     pkg_cv_libtorrent_CFLAGS="$libtorrent_CFLAGS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.11\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.11") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.12\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.12") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_libtorrent_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.11" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_libtorrent_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.12" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -6371,12 +6371,12 @@ if test -n "$libtorrent_LIBS"; then
     pkg_cv_libtorrent_LIBS="$libtorrent_LIBS"
  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.11\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.11") 2>&5
+    { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.12\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.12") 2>&5
   ac_status=$?
   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_libtorrent_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.11" 2>/dev/null`
+  pkg_cv_libtorrent_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.12" 2>/dev/null`
 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
 else
   pkg_failed=yes
@@ -6397,14 +6397,14 @@ else
         _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
 fi
         if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.11" 2>&1`
+                libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.12" 2>&1`
         else
-	        libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.11" 2>&1`
+                libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.12" 2>&1`
         fi
 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
 	echo "$libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
 
-	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.11) were not met:
+        as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.12) were not met:
 
 $libtorrent_PKG_ERRORS
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5aef6ab5c..dd7a0b9ed 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ AC_MSG_NOTICE([Boost.System LIB: "$BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB"])
 LIBS="$BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB $LIBS"
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(libtorrent,
-                  [libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.11],
+                  [libtorrent-rasterbar >= 1.2.12],
                   [CXXFLAGS="$libtorrent_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS"
                   LIBS="$libtorrent_LIBS $LIBS"])
 
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
index a6d0f6acc..1dc672ac9 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.cpp
@@ -1387,15 +1387,11 @@ void Session::loadLTSettings(lt::settings_pack &settingsPack)
         break;
     }
 
-#ifdef HAS_IDN_SUPPORT
     settingsPack.set_bool(lt::settings_pack::allow_idna, isIDNSupportEnabled());
-#endif
 
     settingsPack.set_bool(lt::settings_pack::allow_multiple_connections_per_ip, multiConnectionsPerIpEnabled());
 
-#ifdef HAS_HTTPS_TRACKER_VALIDATION
     settingsPack.set_bool(lt::settings_pack::validate_https_trackers, validateHTTPSTrackerCertificate());
-#endif
 
     settingsPack.set_bool(lt::settings_pack::no_connect_privileged_ports, blockPeersOnPrivilegedPorts());
 
diff --git a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
index 703137c45..e746925d7 100644
--- a/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
+++ b/src/base/bittorrent/session.h
@@ -51,14 +51,6 @@
 #include "sessionstatus.h"
 #include "torrentinfo.h"
 
-#if !defined(Q_OS_WIN) || (LIBTORRENT_VERSION_NUM >= 10212)
-#define HAS_HTTPS_TRACKER_VALIDATION
-#endif
-
-#if ((LIBTORRENT_VERSION_NUM >= 10212) && (LIBTORRENT_VERSION_NUM < 20000)) || (LIBTORRENT_VERSION_NUM >= 20002)
-#define HAS_IDN_SUPPORT
-#endif
-
 class QFile;
 class QNetworkConfiguration;
 class QNetworkConfigurationManager;
diff --git a/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp b/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp
index 57f2d89df..85eefeb61 100644
--- a/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/advancedsettings.cpp
@@ -116,13 +116,9 @@ namespace
         OUTGOING_PORT_MAX,
         UPNP_LEASE_DURATION,
         UTP_MIX_MODE,
-#ifdef HAS_IDN_SUPPORT
         IDN_SUPPORT,
-#endif
         MULTI_CONNECTIONS_PER_IP,
-#ifdef HAS_HTTPS_TRACKER_VALIDATION
         VALIDATE_HTTPS_TRACKER_CERTIFICATE,
-#endif
         BLOCK_PEERS_ON_PRIVILEGED_PORTS,
         // seeding
         CHOKING_ALGORITHM,
@@ -229,16 +225,12 @@ void AdvancedSettings::saveAdvancedSettings()
     session->setUPnPLeaseDuration(m_spinBoxUPnPLeaseDuration.value());
     // uTP-TCP mixed mode
     session->setUtpMixedMode(static_cast<BitTorrent::MixedModeAlgorithm>(m_comboBoxUtpMixedMode.currentIndex()));
-#ifdef HAS_IDN_SUPPORT
     // Support internationalized domain name (IDN)
     session->setIDNSupportEnabled(m_checkBoxIDNSupport.isChecked());
-#endif
     // multiple connections per IP
     session->setMultiConnectionsPerIpEnabled(m_checkBoxMultiConnectionsPerIp.isChecked());
-#ifdef HAS_HTTPS_TRACKER_VALIDATION
     // Validate HTTPS tracker certificate
     session->setValidateHTTPSTrackerCertificate(m_checkBoxValidateHTTPSTrackerCertificate.isChecked());
-#endif
     // Disallow connection to peers on privileged ports
     session->setBlockPeersOnPrivilegedPorts(m_checkBoxBlockPeersOnPrivilegedPorts.isChecked());
     // Recheck torrents on completion
@@ -556,25 +548,21 @@ void AdvancedSettings::loadAdvancedSettings()
     addRow(UTP_MIX_MODE, (tr("%1-TCP mixed mode algorithm", "uTP-TCP mixed mode algorithm").arg(C_UTP)
             + ' ' + makeLink("https://www.libtorrent.org/reference-Settings.html#mixed_mode_algorithm", "(?)"))
             , &m_comboBoxUtpMixedMode);
-#ifdef HAS_IDN_SUPPORT
     // Support internationalized domain name (IDN)
     m_checkBoxIDNSupport.setChecked(session->isIDNSupportEnabled());
     addRow(IDN_SUPPORT, (tr("Support internationalized domain name (IDN)")
             + ' ' + makeLink("https://www.libtorrent.org/reference-Settings.html#allow_idna", "(?)"))
             , &m_checkBoxIDNSupport);
-#endif
     // multiple connections per IP
     m_checkBoxMultiConnectionsPerIp.setChecked(session->multiConnectionsPerIpEnabled());
     addRow(MULTI_CONNECTIONS_PER_IP, (tr("Allow multiple connections from the same IP address")
             + ' ' + makeLink("https://www.libtorrent.org/reference-Settings.html#allow_multiple_connections_per_ip", "(?)"))
             , &m_checkBoxMultiConnectionsPerIp);
-#ifdef HAS_HTTPS_TRACKER_VALIDATION
     // Validate HTTPS tracker certificate
     m_checkBoxValidateHTTPSTrackerCertificate.setChecked(session->validateHTTPSTrackerCertificate());
     addRow(VALIDATE_HTTPS_TRACKER_CERTIFICATE, (tr("Validate HTTPS tracker certificates")
             + ' ' + makeLink("https://www.libtorrent.org/reference-Settings.html#validate_https_trackers", "(?)"))
             , &m_checkBoxValidateHTTPSTrackerCertificate);
-#endif
     // Disallow connection to peers on privileged ports
     m_checkBoxBlockPeersOnPrivilegedPorts.setChecked(session->blockPeersOnPrivilegedPorts());
     addRow(BLOCK_PEERS_ON_PRIVILEGED_PORTS, (tr("Disallow connection to peers on privileged ports") + ' ' + makeLink("https://libtorrent.org/single-page-ref.html#no_connect_privileged_ports", "(?)")), &m_checkBoxBlockPeersOnPrivilegedPorts);
diff --git a/vcpkg/libtorrent/CONTROL b/vcpkg/libtorrent/CONTROL
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5dd5dcf0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/libtorrent/CONTROL
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Source: libtorrent
+Version: 1.2.12
+Homepage: https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent
+Description: An efficient feature complete C++ BitTorrent implementation
+Build-Depends: openssl, boost-system, boost-date-time, boost-chrono, boost-random, boost-asio, boost-crc, boost-config, boost-iterator, boost-scope-exit, boost-multiprecision, boost-pool, boost-variant
+Supports: !uwp&!(windows&arm)
+
+Feature: deprfun
+Description: build with deprecated functions enabled
+
+Feature: examples
+Description: build the examples in the examples directory
+
+Feature: iconv
+Build-Depends: libiconv (windows)
+Description: build with libiconv on Windows
+
+Feature: python
+Build-Depends: boost-python
+Description: build the python bindings in bindings/python directory
+
+Feature: test
+Description: build the libtorrent tests
+
+Feature: tools
+Description: build the tools in the tools directory
diff --git a/vcpkg/libtorrent/no_use_iconv.patch b/vcpkg/libtorrent/no_use_iconv.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bd518274
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/libtorrent/no_use_iconv.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index 9efd451fb..05066be82 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -643,26 +643,6 @@ target_optional_compile_definitions(torrent-rasterbar PUBLIC FEATURE NAME mutabl
+ target_optional_compile_definitions(torrent-rasterbar PUBLIC FEATURE NAME streaming DEFAULT ON
+ 	DESCRIPTION "Enables support for piece deadline" DISABLED TORRENT_DISABLE_STREAMING)
+
+-find_public_dependency(Iconv)
+-if(MSVC)
+-	set(iconv_package_type OPTIONAL)
+-else()
+-	set(iconv_package_type RECOMMENDED)
+-endif()
+-
+-set_package_properties(Iconv
+-	PROPERTIES
+-		URL "https://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/"
+-		DESCRIPTION "GNU encoding conversion library"
+-		TYPE ${iconv_package_type}
+-		PURPOSE "Convert strings between various encodings"
+-)
+-
+-if(Iconv_FOUND)
+-	target_compile_definitions(torrent-rasterbar PUBLIC TORRENT_USE_ICONV)
+-	target_link_libraries(torrent-rasterbar PRIVATE Iconv::Iconv)
+-endif()
+-
+ find_public_dependency(OpenSSL)
+ set_package_properties(OpenSSL
+ 	PROPERTIES
diff --git a/vcpkg/libtorrent/portfile.cmake b/vcpkg/libtorrent/portfile.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a50d73993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/libtorrent/portfile.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+vcpkg_fail_port_install(ON_TARGET "uwp")
+
+if(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS)
+    # Building python bindings is currently broken on Windows
+    if("python" IN_LIST FEATURES)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "The python feature is currently broken on Windows")
+    endif()
+
+    if(NOT "iconv" IN_LIST FEATURES)
+        # prevent picking up libiconv if it happens to already be installed
+        set(ICONV_PATCH "no_use_iconv.patch")
+    endif()
+
+    if(VCPKG_CRT_LINKAGE STREQUAL "static")
+        set(_static_runtime ON)
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+vcpkg_check_features(OUT_FEATURE_OPTIONS FEATURE_OPTIONS
+    deprfun     deprecated-functions
+    examples    build_examples
+    python      python-bindings
+    test        build_tests
+    tools       build_tools
+)
+
+# Note: the python feature currently requires `python3-dev` and `python3-setuptools` installed on the system
+if("python" IN_LIST FEATURES)
+    vcpkg_find_acquire_program(PYTHON3)
+    get_filename_component(PYTHON3_PATH ${PYTHON3} DIRECTORY)
+    vcpkg_add_to_path(${PYTHON3_PATH})
+
+    file(GLOB BOOST_PYTHON_LIB "${CURRENT_INSTALLED_DIR}/lib/*boost_python*")
+    string(REGEX REPLACE ".*(python)([0-9])([0-9]+).*" "\\1\\2\\3" _boost-python-module-name "${BOOST_PYTHON_LIB}")
+endif()
+
+vcpkg_from_github(
+    OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
+    REPO arvidn/libtorrent
+    REF v1.2.12
+    SHA512 78be4c12e12f593154eda0960aaf9583fe27310e0223dbb21220400c5339744c9b2b11afa880fea30f77b4c0d07345937ff8a20d58d2d4ed7dcda84601380e20
+    HEAD_REF RC_1_2
+    PATCHES
+        ${ICONV_PATCH}
+)
+
+vcpkg_configure_cmake(
+    SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
+    PREFER_NINJA # Disable this option if project cannot be built with Ninja
+    OPTIONS
+        ${FEATURE_OPTIONS}
+        -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17
+        -Dboost-python-module-name=${_boost-python-module-name}
+        -Dstatic_runtime=${_static_runtime}
+        -DPython3_USE_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+)
+
+vcpkg_install_cmake()
+
+vcpkg_fixup_cmake_targets(CONFIG_PATH lib/cmake/LibtorrentRasterbar TARGET_PATH share/LibtorrentRasterbar)
+
+# Handle copyright
+file(INSTALL ${SOURCE_PATH}/LICENSE DESTINATION ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT} RENAME copyright)
+
+# Do not duplicate include files
+file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/share ${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/cmake)
diff --git a/vcpkg/libtorrent/readme.md b/vcpkg/libtorrent/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..beda853e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vcpkg/libtorrent/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Files are taken from upstream repository: https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/tree/master/ports/libtorrent
+This port is for satisfying CI needs, NOT recommended for general use.