diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8032c17..38acea6 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.12.0"
+  ".": "0.12.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76f2001..17cd784 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.12.1](https://github.com/mac4DSTEM/FormatoKit/compare/0.12.0...0.12.1) (2026-11-01)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* reader notes state what is known instead of unvalidated ([#74](https://github.com/mac4DSTEM/FormatoKit/issues/74)) ([c9b6387](https://github.com/mac4DSTEM/FormatoKit/commit/c9b6387e83b4f9e36c9b18304f8c72bf4dfd4de9))
+
 ## [0.12.0](https://github.com/mac4DSTEM/FormatoKit/compare/0.11.0...0.12.0) (2026-10-31)
 
 
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 2093042..6e1f50d 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ abstract: >-
 authors:
   - family-names: Lobpreis
     given-names: Paul
-version: "0.12.0" # x-release-please-version
-date-released: "2026-10-31" # x-release-please-date
+version: "0.12.1" # x-release-please-version
+date-released: "2026-11-01" # x-release-please-date
 license: GPL-3.0-only
 repository-code: "https://github.com/mac4DSTEM/FormatoKit"
 keywords: