diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 49a1c07..f783fd0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"1.2.0"}
+{".":"1.2.1"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 45c13f4..358168c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 <!-- Generated by Release Please and GitHub; permit native spacing, links and repeated categories. -->
 <!-- markdownlint-disable MD012 MD022 MD024 MD032 MD034 -->
 
+## 1.2.1 (2026-10-13)
+
+<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at main -->
+
+## What's Changed
+### Changes
+* fix(releases): record MSI checklist preflight recovery by @KofTwentyTwo in https://github.com/KofTwentyTwo/standards/pull/49
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/KofTwentyTwo/standards/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.1
+
 ## 1.2.0 (2026-10-13)
 
 <!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at main -->
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 26aaba0..6085e94 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.0
+1.2.1