diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index ab8daee..69aeb23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -344,13 +344,21 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag || github.ref }}
 
       - name: Get version and release info
         id: release_info
         run: |
-          VERSION="${{ github.ref }}"
-          VERSION="${VERSION#refs/tags/}"
+          # Extract version based on trigger type
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}"
+          else
+            VERSION="${{ github.ref }}"
+            VERSION="${VERSION#refs/tags/}"
+          fi
+
           echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Detected version: $VERSION"
 
           # Get the previous tag for changelog
           PREVIOUS_TAG=$(git tag --sort=-version:refname | grep -A1 "^$VERSION$" | tail -n1)
@@ -358,6 +366,7 @@ jobs:
             PREVIOUS_TAG=$(git tag --sort=-version:refname | head -n2 | tail -n1)
           fi
           echo "previous_tag=$PREVIOUS_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Previous tag: $PREVIOUS_TAG"
 
       - name: Generate release notes
         id: release_notes
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 745955d..74e0dfe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+## [v1.2.6] - 2025-09-14
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Resolve version extraction issue in deploy workflow release job (00458cf)
+
+### Maintenance
+
+- Prepare v1.2.6 hotfix (841d94f)
+
+
 ## [v1.2.5] - 2025-09-14
 
 ### Added