diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 19588bd..6115438 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.1.1"
+  ".": "2.1.2"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 945972f..c39a772 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [2.1.2](https://github.com/flowcore-io/usable-pr-validator/compare/v2.1.1...v2.1.2) (2026-04-15)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* annotate deleted files + retry on transient upstream errors ([#29](https://github.com/flowcore-io/usable-pr-validator/issues/29)) ([f3e38fe](https://github.com/flowcore-io/usable-pr-validator/commit/f3e38feb3e26b9e0645b5e8a6f32a2b6c09df95c))
+
 ## [2.1.1](https://github.com/flowcore-io/usable-pr-validator/compare/v2.1.0...v2.1.1) (2026-02-11)