diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4ba6da91..976786fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
 
+## [12.2.0](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/compare/v12.1.0...v12.2.0) (2026-05-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* handle long filenames in tar ([#1158](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/issues/1158)) ([d584319](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/commit/d584319a36b9ad95efa225d96a4b1822a7b1a006))
+
 ## [12.1.0](https://github.com/ethersphere/bee-js/compare/v12.0.0...v12.1.0) (2026-04-23)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 519e0ad8..ca63fe0f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@ethersphere/bee-js",
-  "version": "12.1.0",
+  "version": "12.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@ethersphere/bee-js",
-      "version": "12.1.0",
+      "version": "12.2.0",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^1.15.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58c23323..8fb552b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ethersphere/bee-js",
-  "version": "12.1.0",
+  "version": "12.2.0",
   "description": "Javascript client for Bee",
   "keywords": [
     "bee",