diff --git a/doc/releasenotes/12_0_1_release_notes.md b/doc/releasenotes/12_0_1_release_notes.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b927539ec4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/releasenotes/12_0_1_release_notes.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Release of Vitess v12.0.1
+
+## Major Changes
+
+
+## Deprecations
+
+## Minor Changes
+
+### vtctl VExec
+
+The command `vtctl VExec` is restored after being deprecated in `v12.0.0`.
+
+
+------------
+## Changelog
+
diff --git a/doc/releasenotes/12_0_1_summary.md b/doc/releasenotes/12_0_1_summary.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
diff --git a/go/vt/vtctl/vtctl.go b/go/vt/vtctl/vtctl.go
index f491f5053b9..bba50603ad5 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtctl/vtctl.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtctl/vtctl.go
@@ -766,6 +766,16 @@ var commands = []commandGroup{
 			},
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		"Workflow", []command{
+			{
+				name:   "VExec",
+				method: commandVExec,
+				params: "<ks.workflow> <query> --dry-run",
+				help:   "Runs query on all tablets in workflow. Example: VExec merchant.morders \"update _vt.vreplication set Status='Running'\"",
+			},
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		"Workflow", []command{
 			{
@@ -3791,6 +3801,45 @@ func commandHelp(ctx context.Context, wr *wrangler.Wrangler, subFlags *flag.Flag
 	return nil
 }
 
+func commandVExec(ctx context.Context, wr *wrangler.Wrangler, subFlags *flag.FlagSet, args []string) error {
+	deprecationMessage := `VExec command will be deprecated in version v12. For Online DDL control, use "vtctl OnlineDDL" commands or SQL syntax`
+	log.Warningf(deprecationMessage)
+
+	json := subFlags.Bool("json", false, "Output JSON instead of human-readable table")
+	dryRun := subFlags.Bool("dry_run", false, "Does a dry run of VExec and only reports the final query and list of tablets on which it will be applied")
+	if err := subFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if subFlags.NArg() != 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("usage: VExec --dry-run keyspace.workflow \"<query>\"")
+	}
+	keyspace, workflow, err := splitKeyspaceWorkflow(subFlags.Arg(0))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = wr.TopoServer().GetKeyspace(ctx, keyspace)
+	if err != nil {
+		wr.Logger().Errorf("keyspace %s not found", keyspace)
+	}
+	query := subFlags.Arg(1)
+
+	qr, err := wr.VExecResult(ctx, workflow, keyspace, query, *dryRun)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if *dryRun {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if qr == nil {
+		wr.Logger().Printf("no result returned\n")
+	}
+	if *json {
+		return printJSON(wr.Logger(), qr)
+	}
+	printQueryResult(loggerWriter{wr.Logger()}, qr)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func commandWorkflow(ctx context.Context, wr *wrangler.Wrangler, subFlags *flag.FlagSet, args []string) error {
 	dryRun := subFlags.Bool("dry_run", false, "Does a dry run of Workflow and only reports the final query and list of tablets on which the operation will be applied")
 	if err := subFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {