diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index be53e3e..b6bf005 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
     ".": "6.0.0",
     "actions/helm-lint": "1.1.0",
     "actions/update-artifacts-file": "1.2.0",
-    "actions/init-npm": "1.1.0"
+    "actions/init-npm": "1.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/actions/init-npm/CHANGELOG.md b/actions/init-npm/CHANGELOG.md
index 7da1fa2..1dcb870 100644
--- a/actions/init-npm/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actions/init-npm/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.0](https://github.com/MapColonies/shared-workflows/compare/init-npm-v1.1.0...init-npm-v1.2.0) (2025-11-16)
+
+
+### 🎉 Features
+
+* **init-npm:** update default Node.js version to 24.x ([#96](https://github.com/MapColonies/shared-workflows/issues/96)) ([96ff9b0](https://github.com/MapColonies/shared-workflows/commit/96ff9b0a0f87665aca08dfb36fdb1b93f1afb3fb))
+
 ## [1.1.0](https://github.com/MapColonies/shared-workflows/compare/init-npm-v1.0.0...init-npm-v1.1.0) (2025-09-28)
 
 
diff --git a/actions/init-npm/README.md b/actions/init-npm/README.md
index 5109ae9..e2a8890 100644
--- a/actions/init-npm/README.md
+++ b/actions/init-npm/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This GitHub Action sets up Node.js, installs dependencies using npm, and builds
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```yaml
 - name: Initialize NPM Project
-  uses: MapColonies/shared-workflows/actions/init-npm@init-npm-v1.1.0
+  uses: MapColonies/shared-workflows/actions/init-npm@init-npm-v1.2.0
   with:
     node-version: '22.x'
 ```