diff --git a/release-please-manifest.json b/release-please-manifest.json
index 6b762f11f5..5515268475 100644
--- a/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "v2": "2.11.0",
+  "v2": "2.12.0",
   "execution": "1.17.1"
 }
diff --git a/v2/CHANGELOG.md b/v2/CHANGELOG.md
index ef21602222..ebe52bbe72 100644
--- a/v2/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/v2/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.12.0](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/compare/v2.11.0...v2.12.0) (2026-07-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add new visitor for inline arguments validation ([#1577](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/issues/1577)) ([fce54b2](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/commit/fce54b27473aee1b7d03d7a86a14b083543632b7))
+
 ## [2.11.0](https://github.com/wundergraph/graphql-go-tools/compare/v2.10.0...v2.11.0) (2026-07-13)