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 164d13e..92f6c0e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.1](https://github.com/openCoreEMR/github-workflows-public/compare/1.2.0...1.2.1) (2026-10-24)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **release-please:** queue overlapping runs to prevent branch races ([46e2e1e](https://github.com/openCoreEMR/github-workflows-public/commit/46e2e1e5f1952e6b7c35b94e3cf7aef862d82171))
+
 ## [1.2.0](https://github.com/openCoreEMR/github-workflows-public/compare/1.1.2...1.2.0) (2026-10-23)