diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f6d2a3..7a840b3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [commit-and-tag-version](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [12.7.0](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/compare/v12.6.1...v12.7.0) (2026-03-17)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add --noBumpWhenEmptyChanges flag ([#274](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/issues/274)) ([b60fb23](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/commit/b60fb237b78622a5d523423d1b40e87aeb8631b5))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* make prerelease-flag work with gradle files ([#273](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/issues/273)) ([24e2f02](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/commit/24e2f028ac5634f278bcd2980d87faabd70647e4))
+
 ## [12.6.1](https://github.com/absolute-version/commit-and-tag-version/compare/v12.6.0...v12.6.1) (2025-12-01)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cf7d7e8..2b41fcc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "commit-and-tag-version",
-  "version": "12.6.1",
+  "version": "12.7.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "commit-and-tag-version",
-      "version": "12.6.1",
+      "version": "12.7.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "chalk": "^2.4.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad16a86..110125b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "commit-and-tag-version",
-  "version": "12.6.1",
+  "version": "12.7.0",
   "description": "replacement for `npm version` with automatic CHANGELOG generation",
   "bin": "bin/cli.js",
   "scripts": {