diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f5d3dd3c8..e37d94086 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 1.2.0a12 (2025-03-19)
+
+### Feat
+
+- add rougail secret_manager
+
 ## 1.2.0a11 (2025-02-17)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index bf1049318..b4a23b8e4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ requires = ["flit_core >=3.8.0,<4"]
 
 [project]
 name = "rougail"
-version = "1.2.0a11"
+version = "1.2.0a12"
 authors = [{name = "Emmanuel Garette", email = "gnunux@gnunux.info"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 description = "A consistency handling system that was initially designed in the configuration management"