diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5fdd883..c3f1463 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 8a17768..160fbbe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ 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).
 
+## [1.2.0](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/compare/ai-death-clock-v1.1.0...ai-death-clock-v1.2.0) (2026-04-23)
+
+
+### Added
+
+* bring predicted extinction date from year 5174 to ~2030 ([#48](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/issues/48)) ([f24e0b5](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/commit/f24e0b578eb7f09dfb4b36929a5bd1194809f6d7))
+
+
+### Fixed
+
+* update footer PR count to 47 and token estimate to ~7M ([#47](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/issues/47)) ([6b532b5](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/commit/6b532b5facd3cfbeb4cf277a8a3ef4a8873f79cb))
+
 ## [1.1.0](https://github.com/nitrocode/token-deathclock/compare/ai-death-clock-v1.0.0...ai-death-clock-v1.1.0) (2026-04-23)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b62688f..358f1b9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ai-death-clock",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ai-death-clock",
-      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "version": "1.2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@playwright/test": "^1.59.1",
         "jest": "^30.3.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8113ceb..1d6f0a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ai-death-clock",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "AI Death Clock — visualising the environmental cost of global AI token consumption",
   "homepage": "https://nitrocode.github.io/token-deathclock/",
   "scripts": {