diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 912df8b..6a89310 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "frontend": "0.1.2",
-  ".": "0.1.1"
+  ".": "0.1.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8c72ea6..b584214 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.2](https://github.com/bcit-tlu/dialog/compare/backend-v0.1.1...backend-v0.1.2) (2026-07-29)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Merge pull request [#49](https://github.com/bcit-tlu/dialog/issues/49) from bcit-tlu/48-frontend-nginx-resolver-and-backend-llm-secret-reference ([a09e8de](https://github.com/bcit-tlu/dialog/commit/a09e8deafe2d7594835106c92cce1f0e6a0bc50d))
+* replace hardcoded NGINX_DNS_RESOLVER with NGINX_LOCAL_RESOLVERS ([a09e8de](https://github.com/bcit-tlu/dialog/commit/a09e8deafe2d7594835106c92cce1f0e6a0bc50d))
+
 ## [0.1.1](https://github.com/bcit-tlu/dialog/compare/backend-v0.1.0...backend-v0.1.1) (2026-07-29)
 
 
diff --git a/charts/backend/Chart.yaml b/charts/backend/Chart.yaml
index a0d2143..8af03b9 100644
--- a/charts/backend/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/backend/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: dialog-backend
 description: Dialog Backend — FastAPI API, background worker, and LLM gateway for the Emergency Nursing Course Processor
 type: application
-version: 0.1.1 # x-release-please-version
-appVersion: "0.1.1" # x-release-please-version
+version: 0.1.2 # x-release-please-version
+appVersion: "0.1.2" # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 770b582..f7a836b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "dialog"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 description = "Dialog — Emergency Nursing Course Processor (LangGraph pipeline)"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [