diff --git a/release-please-manifest.json b/release-please-manifest.json
index 22c783b73d..6cebda8a13 100644
--- a/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "v2": "2.0.0-rc.198",
+  "v2": "2.0.0-rc.199",
   "execution": "1.4.0"
 }
diff --git a/v2/CHANGELOG.md b/v2/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f75d3d02f..318427375b 100644
--- a/v2/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/v2/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.0.0-rc.199](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/compare/v2.0.0-rc.198...v2.0.0-rc.199) (2025-07-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add support for aliases ([#1209](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/issues/1209)) ([9223351](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/commit/9223351ca9530e3738bfac794de108bbbac134c0))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* do not trim whitespaces around non-block strings ([#1211](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/issues/1211)) ([6f5046b](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/commit/6f5046b8b1cdbd3d54154d55cc049e45404905aa))
+
 ## [2.0.0-rc.198](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/compare/v2.0.0-rc.197...v2.0.0-rc.198) (2025-07-04)