diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c3f1463..41ea87d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.2.0"
+  ".": "1.2.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 587490b..7ac819b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.1](https://github.com/CodeBoarding/CodeBoarding-action/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.1) (2026-06-11)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** match the action's full key normalization + add preflight ([e9aa643](https://github.com/CodeBoarding/CodeBoarding-action/commit/e9aa6435ce9f0ffe6726d5c1a3758980f79f1c3b))
+* **ci:** strip OpenRouter key + read model pins from secrets in baseline refresh ([8e88d8c](https://github.com/CodeBoarding/CodeBoarding-action/commit/8e88d8ccecb4a199439845c1dd14e40ed46eb52c))
+
 ## [1.2.0](https://github.com/CodeBoarding/CodeBoarding-action/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0) (2026-06-10)