diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 78e7f27..8032c17 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 f593b19..32524fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.12.0](https://github.com/kirchDev/workflows/compare/v0.11.0...v0.12.0) (2026-09-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **ci:** add a Java setup input to the check, E2E and Lighthouse bodies ([490c525](https://github.com/kirchDev/workflows/commit/490c5252789874bb537b6f2a63d2678cbf207136)), closes [#50](https://github.com/kirchDev/workflows/issues/50)
+
 ## [0.11.0](https://github.com/kirchDev/workflows/compare/v0.10.0...v0.11.0) (2026-09-13)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1327e34..bbc766a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://www.schemastore.org/package.json",
   "name": "workflows",
-  "version": "0.11.0",
+  "version": "0.12.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Central reusable GitHub Actions workflows for the kirchDev estate.",
   "keywords": [