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 649f7a7..d1d86dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.1](https://github.com/shivdeepak/knowledge-base-builder/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.1) (2026-06-16)
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* refine README and SKILL.md for clarity on knowledge base structure ([fb2be30](https://github.com/shivdeepak/knowledge-base-builder/commit/fb2be3066726642a48d34f8abbbf4bcaf2b734e1))
+
 ## [1.2.0](https://github.com/shivdeepak/knowledge-base-builder/compare/v1.1.1...v1.2.0) (2026-06-16)
 
 
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