diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 53b7bc9..c3f1463 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.1.2"
+  ".": "1.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f59e68..3965e69 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.0](https://github.com/aetherpak/setup-cli/compare/v1.1.2...v1.2.0) (2026-06-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* validate version and replace existing aetherpak cli binary on mismatch ([d5c57c7](https://github.com/aetherpak/setup-cli/commit/d5c57c767f05eb00b73259d214e8d9c3fb675868))
+
 ## [1.1.2](https://github.com/aetherpak/setup-cli/compare/v1.1.1...v1.1.2) (2026-06-02)