diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c3f1463..41ea87d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.2.0"
+  ".": "1.2.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0eea4a3..09d2702 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.1](https://github.com/sigbit/mcp-auth-proxy/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.1) (2025-08-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* improve proxy header handling and remove existing Authorization header ([#25](https://github.com/sigbit/mcp-auth-proxy/issues/25)) ([409b10e](https://github.com/sigbit/mcp-auth-proxy/commit/409b10e231238a332ff2efae828076ca6f8b98a2))
+
 ## [1.2.0](https://github.com/sigbit/mcp-auth-proxy/compare/v1.1.1...v1.2.0) (2025-08-18)