diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-release-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/sdk-release-gate.yml
index 492e568..02e1955 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-release-gate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-release-gate.yml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Verify bundled OpenAPI spec
         if: steps.check.outputs.should_publish == 'true'
-        uses: PhenoML/sdk-shared-actions/verify-openapi-spec@1.1.1 # x-release-please-version
+        uses: PhenoML/sdk-shared-actions/verify-openapi-spec@1.2.0 # x-release-please-version
         with:
           metadata-path: ${{ env.METADATA_PATH }}
           spec-path: ${{ env.SPEC_PATH }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-fern-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-fern-artifacts.yml
index cd26fd0..4b8a393 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-fern-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-fern-artifacts.yml
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ jobs:
       #    the originGitCommit it fetched as an output for the commit message.
       - name: Bundle OpenAPI spec
         id: bundle
-        uses: PhenoML/sdk-shared-actions/bundle-openapi-spec@1.1.1 # x-release-please-version
+        uses: PhenoML/sdk-shared-actions/bundle-openapi-spec@1.2.0 # x-release-please-version
         with:
           metadata-path: ${{ env.METADATA_PATH }}
           output-path: ${{ env.SPEC_PATH }}
 
       # 2) Read the spec just written; write code-examples.json (no commit).
       - name: Extract code examples
-        uses: PhenoML/sdk-shared-actions/extract-code-examples@1.1.1 # x-release-please-version
+        uses: PhenoML/sdk-shared-actions/extract-code-examples@1.2.0 # x-release-please-version
         with:
           spec: ${{ env.SPEC_PATH }}
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
       #    created, so the re-run never appears. It only skips Actions workflow
       #    runs, not webhook-driven checks (e.g. Bugbot), which still fire.
       - name: Commit generated artifacts
-        uses: PhenoML/sdk-shared-actions/commit-artifacts@1.1.1 # x-release-please-version
+        uses: PhenoML/sdk-shared-actions/commit-artifacts@1.2.0 # x-release-please-version
         with:
           paths: |
             ${{ env.SPEC_PATH }}
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c4ddc74..c3f1463 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.1.1"
+  ".": "1.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5cc665..104e13d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.0](https://github.com/PhenoML/sdk-shared-actions/compare/1.1.1...1.2.0) (2026-07-10)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **sdk-release-finalize:** reconcile release metadata ([#42](https://github.com/PhenoML/sdk-shared-actions/issues/42)) ([58e028b](https://github.com/PhenoML/sdk-shared-actions/commit/58e028b5667948002d5bb392ce03f46f82e4e7c6))
+
 ## [1.1.1](https://github.com/PhenoML/sdk-shared-actions/compare/1.1.0...1.1.1) (2026-07-10)