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 cc8b3ba..d219829 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project are 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/).
 
+## [1.2.1](https://github.com/FOSScanner/fosscanner-app/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.1) (2026-08-23)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* keep release-please tags as plain vX.Y.Z, not component-prefixed ([9095fa9](https://github.com/FOSScanner/fosscanner-app/commit/9095fa95258b2dd363677c8b05c0b15167c4ba9e))
+
 ## [1.2.0](https://github.com/FOSScanner/fosscanner-app/compare/fosscanner-v1.1.0...fosscanner-v1.2.0) (2026-08-23)
 
 
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 5bafd3e..cf79238 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: fosscanner
 description: A privacy-first, FOSS document scanner.
 publish_to: 'none'
 
-version: 1.2.0+3
+version: 1.2.1+4
 
 environment:
   sdk: '>=3.10.0 <4.0.0'