diff --git a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9dd4aa4..1111552 100644
--- a/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "backend": "0.11.1",
+  "backend": "0.12.0",
   "frontend": "0.11.0"
 }
diff --git a/backend/CHANGELOG.md b/backend/CHANGELOG.md
index 62f5717..0c5e329 100644
--- a/backend/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/backend/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.12.0](https://github.com/RealPaiLab/ClinicalTrialChatbot/compare/backend-v0.11.1...backend-v0.12.0) (2026-10-22)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **frontend:** add the animated Camille icon and two-row title to the header ([#147](https://github.com/RealPaiLab/ClinicalTrialChatbot/issues/147)) ([b861766](https://github.com/RealPaiLab/ClinicalTrialChatbot/commit/b8617668ee5bb79386f11f1602b51d85d89fc559))
+
 ## [0.11.1](https://github.com/RealPaiLab/ClinicalTrialChatbot/compare/backend-v0.11.0...backend-v0.11.1) (2026-10-21)
 
 
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index 74b2902..fce4d28 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "clinical-trials-chatbot"
-version = "0.11.1"
+version = "0.12.0"
 description = "Add your description here"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.14"