diff --git a/release-please-manifest.json b/release-please-manifest.json
index 8f1643b821..12387cc3e6 100644
--- a/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "v2": "2.0.0-rc.195",
+  "v2": "2.0.0-rc.196",
   "execution": "1.3.1"
 }
diff --git a/v2/CHANGELOG.md b/v2/CHANGELOG.md
index d4582313f5..26f6f3afee 100644
--- a/v2/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/v2/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.0-rc.196](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/compare/v2.0.0-rc.195...v2.0.0-rc.196) (2025-07-02)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* pass in response body ([#1203](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/issues/1203)) ([ef03374](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/commit/ef03374352bff7715b430409d20a55c9f456405a))
+
 ## [2.0.0-rc.195](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/compare/v2.0.0-rc.194...v2.0.0-rc.195) (2025-07-02)