diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5fdd883..c3f1463 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.1.0"
+  ".": "1.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b957f2..2387d59 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.2.0](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0) (2026-07-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **cli:** redesign help across command tree ([#53](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli/issues/53)) ([e35c2fe](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli/commit/e35c2fe474050c9a8c354b30138b27e45f297f3c))
+* **release:** centralize and harden artifact publishing ([#55](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli/issues/55)) ([8db771a](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli/commit/8db771a0515927bde31fb5c7b8a8d056051897e9))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* forbid profile commands when config is env set ([#48](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli/issues/48)) ([63a5fc4](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli/commit/63a5fc40718dc8a9d3b9155adf94a16c7496b6fc))
+* sync --version output and wire release-please marker ([#50](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli/issues/50)) ([a3e86e8](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli/commit/a3e86e818aa7737e5fbf746425cf64d0eb30ad34))
+* **updater:** make CLI updates resilient and actionable ([#52](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli/issues/52)) ([5d0c0af](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli/commit/5d0c0af511fb1c63fd6f55daf972b8c029d0f5c9))
+
 ## [1.1.0](https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli/compare/v1.0.0...v1.1.0) (2026-07-10)
 
 
diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index 14041e2..a0cb8bb 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@altertable/cli",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "Altertable CLI — query and manage your data platform",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/altertable-ai/altertable-cli#readme",
   "bugs": {
diff --git a/cli/src/version.ts b/cli/src/version.ts
index 9306979..10caec8 100644
--- a/cli/src/version.ts
+++ b/cli/src/version.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export const VERSION = "1.1.0"; // x-release-please-version
+export const VERSION = "1.2.0"; // x-release-please-version
 export const USER_AGENT = `altertable-cli/${VERSION}`;