diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5fdd88304..c3f146397 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.1.0"
+  ".": "1.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fcd03241b..0c7697a79 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.0](https://github.com/VILLASframework/node/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0) (2026-08-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **nodes:** Add c37.118 node-type with WITH_NODE_C37_118 build option ([b87d6b4](https://github.com/VILLASframework/node/commit/b87d6b4477ff0758aedc06923d2e1650ce3738a3))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** Refactor Docker -> Container ([bdf670f](https://github.com/VILLASframework/node/commit/bdf670f03392ae5a47bca1ff9016af69e1eb4772))
+* **ci:** Refactor secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN to github.token context ([2582ec7](https://github.com/VILLASframework/node/commit/2582ec7040e775b1db68f3d633a726de55733d1c))
+* **cmake:** Remove superfluous CMake variable ([0d256a6](https://github.com/VILLASframework/node/commit/0d256a6d1d3cdb7feb65bbe37161025a4a494968))
+* **container:** Update links in container usage labels ([e3e09ff](https://github.com/VILLASframework/node/commit/e3e09ff00c219558ef14696d9e61ff62ad582d26))
+* **nix:** Remove deprecated usage of pkgs.system ([6e972d4](https://github.com/VILLASframework/node/commit/6e972d411956663156f3dbd0d659e105b9d7950d))
+* Remove GPL-2.0 licensed pcimem tool and related files ([b1bcb16](https://github.com/VILLASframework/node/commit/b1bcb161801d46338d04de1b7de7ce950bee8658))
+
 ## [1.1.0](https://github.com/VILLASframework/node/compare/v1.0.1...v1.1.0) (2026-07-30)
 
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5cf989ce6..e0bc467b8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
 
 project(villas-node
-    VERSION 1.1.0 # x-release-please-version
+    VERSION 1.2.0 # x-release-please-version
     DESCRIPTION "Open-Source Real-time Multi-protocol Gateway"
     HOMEPAGE_URL "https://www.fein-aachen.org/projects/villas-node/"
     LANGUAGES C CXX
diff --git a/doc/package.json b/doc/package.json
index 7e7e857fd..24f11477b 100644
--- a/doc/package.json
+++ b/doc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "villasnode-api",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
     "@redocly/cli": "^2.25.0"
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 2633e67e0..bd2c529b2 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = 'setuptools.build_meta'
 
 [project]
 name = 'villas-node'
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.2.0"
 description = 'Python support for the VILLASnode simulation-data gateway'
 readme = 'README.md'
 requires-python = '>=3.10'