diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 38acea6..18eef3d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.12.1"
+  ".": "0.12.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f25029..b26c12f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 <!-- markdownlint-disable -->
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.12.2](https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/compare/v0.12.1...v0.12.2) (2025-03-21)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* added node affinities for supported archs ([#101](https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/issues/101)) ([b84c398](https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/commit/b84c3986eb05cc1388ba2d12571a462eedcba834))
+* deps upgrade ([#103](https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/issues/103)) ([eaed864](https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/commit/eaed86420b3ecf6574dfb9bb79229db02bff27c4))
+
 ## [0.12.1](https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/compare/v0.12.0...v0.12.1) (2025-03-20)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e49004..f519eb3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ To install the latest release of Kube Startup CPU Boost in your cluster, run the
 
  <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 ```sh
-kubectl apply -f https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/releases/download/v0.12.1/manifests.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost/releases/download/v0.12.2/manifests.yaml
 ```
  <!-- x-release-please-end -->
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ cat <<EOF > kustomization.yaml
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
-- https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost?ref=v0.12.1
+- https://github.com/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost?ref=v0.12.2
 EOF
 kubectl kustomize | kubectl apply -f -
 ```
diff --git a/kustomization.yaml b/kustomization.yaml
index de7f4b3..f61063b 100644
--- a/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/kustomization.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ resources:
   - config/default
 images:
   - name: ghcr.io/google/kube-startup-cpu-boost
-    newTag: v0.12.1 #x-release-please-version
+    newTag: v0.12.2 #x-release-please-version