diff --git a/pkg/deb/changelog b/pkg/deb/changelog
index 911f1316..b32867b2 100644
--- a/pkg/deb/changelog
+++ b/pkg/deb/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+libnvidia-container (1.12.0~rc.4-1) experimental; urgency=medium
+
+  * Fix bug when checking whether files exist on file creation from 1.12.0-rc.2
+
+ -- NVIDIA CORPORATION <cudatools@nvidia.com>  Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:50:59 +0100
+
 libnvidia-container (1.12.0~rc.3-1) experimental; urgency=medium
 
   * Bump version to 1.12.0-rc.3
diff --git a/pkg/rpm/SPECS/libnvidia-container.spec b/pkg/rpm/SPECS/libnvidia-container.spec
index 95d871e4..cb463e73 100644
--- a/pkg/rpm/SPECS/libnvidia-container.spec
+++ b/pkg/rpm/SPECS/libnvidia-container.spec
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ This package contains command-line tools that facilitate using the library.
 %{_bindir}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 18 2023 NVIDIA CORPORATION <cudatools@nvidia.com> 1.12.0-0.1.rc.4
+- Fix bug when checking whether files exist on file creation from 1.12.0-rc.2
+
 * Fri Dec 09 2022 NVIDIA CORPORATION <cudatools@nvidia.com> 1.12.0-0.1.rc.3
 - Bump version to 1.12.0-rc.3
 
diff --git a/src/nvc.h b/src/nvc.h
index 7acfa899..4f5652d3 100644
--- a/src/nvc.h
+++ b/src/nvc.h
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ extern "C" {
 // For stable releases, this should be defined as empty.
 // For release candidates, this should be defined with the format "rc.1"
 // The version string should also be updated accordingly, using a ~ separator where applicable.
-#define NVC_TAG "rc.3"
-#define NVC_VERSION "1.12.0~rc.3"
+#define NVC_TAG "rc.4"
+#define NVC_VERSION "1.12.0~rc.4"
 
 #define NVC_ARG_MAX 256
 
diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 8fe32e4b..8ff6f269 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ file_create(struct error *err, const char *path, const char *data, uid_t uid, gi
         int rv = -1;
 
         // We check whether the file already exists with the required mode and skip the creation.
-        if (file_mode(err, path, &perm) == 0) {
+        if (data == NULL && file_mode(err, path, &perm) == 0) {
                 if (perm == mode) {
                         log_errf("The path %s alreay exists with the required mode; skipping create", path);
                         return (0);