diff --git a/.zenodo.json b/.zenodo.json
index 98843c2..ac2e324 100644
--- a/.zenodo.json
+++ b/.zenodo.json
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
       "standards"
     ],
     "title": "Collaborative Distributed Science Guide",
-    "version": "1.1.0",
+    "version": "1.2.0",
     "license": "CC0-1.0",
-    "publication_date": "2025-10-08",
+    "publication_date": "2025-10-29",
     "grants": [
         {
             "id": "021nxhr62::2118240"
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index faab5dd..e4e735c 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ authors:
   given-names: "Hilmar"
   orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9107-0714"
 cff-version: 1.2.0
-date-released: "2025-10-08"
+date-released: "2025-10-29"
 identifiers:
-  - description: "The GitHub release URL of tag v1.1.0."
+  - description: "The GitHub release URL of tag v1.2.0."
     type: url
-    value: "https://github.com/Imageomics/Collaborative-distributed-science-guide/releases/tag/v1.1.0"
-  - description: "The GitHub URL of the commit tagged with v1.1.0."
+    value: "https://github.com/Imageomics/Collaborative-distributed-science-guide/releases/tag/v1.2.0"
+  - description: "The GitHub URL of the commit tagged with v1.2.0."
     type: url
-    value: "https://github.com/Imageomics/Collaborative-distributed-science-guide/tree/e6bd55c3ec310d50e90baa4dc5882093197a0cdf"
+    value: "https://github.com/Imageomics/Collaborative-distributed-science-guide/tree/<commit-hash>" # update on release
 keywords:
   - imageomics
   - metadata
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ license: CC0-1.0
 message: "If you find these docs helpful in your research, please cite them as below."
 repository-code: "https://github.com/Imageomics/Collaborative-distributed-science-guide"
 title: "Collaborative Distributed Science Guide"
-version: "1.1.0"
+version: "1.2.0"
 doi: "10.5281/zenodo.17210328"