diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 6da46d8..8032c17 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.11.11"
+  ".": "0.12.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d4ae878..9bc1949 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 * enforce zero-warning reusable CI gates for Node, Nix, Python, and JVM workflows
 * fail Gradle warnings and deprecations while making JVM lint static-only by default
 
+## [0.12.0](https://github.com/JorisJonkers-dev/github-workflows/compare/v0.11.11...v0.12.0) (2026-07-09)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **leak-scan:** add exclude-paths input for pr-diff mode ([c8c23b5](https://github.com/JorisJonkers-dev/github-workflows/commit/c8c23b5e0e5a8ef62927d5febee04bf4be9013ef))
+
 ## [0.11.11](https://github.com/JorisJonkers-dev/github-workflows/compare/v0.11.10...v0.11.11) (2026-07-09)