diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 78e7f271d..8032c17e8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.11.0"
+  ".": "0.12.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bef3903c5..14a4ce421 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.12.0](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.11.0...chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.12.0) (2025-12-09)
+
+
+### 🎉 Features
+
+* support --auto-connect to a Chrome instance ([#651](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/651)) ([6ab6d85](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/6ab6d85d50226cf12a62563430f552e783f428b2))
+* support --user-data-dir with --auto-connect ([#654](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/654)) ([e3c59bc](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/e3c59bcd9c284f3be99cc15e22116b887f04cdab))
+
+
+### 🛠️ Fixes
+
+* map channel for resolveDefaultUserDataDir ([#658](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/658)) ([6f59b39](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/6f59b3975abda50536f8b890f3245662b22e3657))
+
+
+### 📄 Documentation
+
+* Add AX design principles ([#643](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/643)) ([90ed192](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/90ed192c558d36faf9f6300be1c1fd5abd464d8a))
+* improve autoConnect docs ([#653](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/issues/653)) ([09111cc](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/commit/09111cc16464bed27cd623f3b345d3885db12521))
+
 ## [0.11.0](https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp/compare/chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.10.2...chrome-devtools-mcp-v0.11.0) (2025-12-03)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 993b6d5ae..334c8f9d2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "chrome-devtools-mcp",
-  "version": "0.11.0",
+  "version": "0.12.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "chrome-devtools-mcp",
-      "version": "0.11.0",
+      "version": "0.12.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "bin": {
         "chrome-devtools-mcp": "build/src/index.js"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d511e9609..e46c3b6d2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "chrome-devtools-mcp",
-  "version": "0.11.0",
+  "version": "0.12.0",
   "description": "MCP server for Chrome DevTools",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": "./build/src/index.js",
diff --git a/server.json b/server.json
index da142e641..d96731fe0 100644
--- a/server.json
+++ b/server.json
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/ChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp",
     "source": "github"
   },
-  "version": "0.11.0",
+  "version": "0.12.0",
   "packages": [
     {
       "registryType": "npm",
       "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
       "identifier": "chrome-devtools-mcp",
-      "version": "0.11.0",
+      "version": "0.12.0",
       "transport": {
         "type": "stdio"
       },
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index ca02a6472..2ad7fb1ad 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {tools} from './tools/tools.js';
 
 // If moved update release-please config
 // x-release-please-start-version
-const VERSION = '0.11.0';
+const VERSION = '0.12.0';
 // x-release-please-end
 
 export const args = parseArguments(VERSION);