diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 24e095ae..40befa07 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.12.0"
+  ".": "3.12.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 50e03959..93f80894 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [3.12.1](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/compare/v3.12.0...v3.12.1) (2026-02-16)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add /start burst rate-limit to prevent spam abuse ([61a9722](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/commit/61a97220d30031816ab23e33a46717e4895c0758))
+* add promo code anti-abuse protections ([97ec39a](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/commit/97ec39aa803f0e3f03fdcd482df0cbcb86fd1efd))
+* handle TelegramBadRequest in ticket edit_message_text calls ([8e61fe4](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/commit/8e61fe47746da2ac09c3ea8c4dbfc6be198e49e3))
+* replace deprecated Query(regex=) with pattern= ([871ceb8](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/commit/871ceb866ccf1f3a770c7ef33406e1a43d0a7ff7))
+
 ## [3.12.0](https://github.com/BEDOLAGA-DEV/remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot/compare/v3.11.0...v3.12.0) (2026-02-15)
 
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b2c50f96..3bbdfb18 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip && \
 
 FROM python:3.13-slim
 
-ARG VERSION="v3.12.0" # x-release-please-version
+ARG VERSION="v3.12.1" # x-release-please-version
 ARG BUILD_DATE
 ARG VCS_REF
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 31c25b72..9e7b817c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = 'remnawave-bedolaga-telegram-bot'
-version = "3.12.0"
+version = "3.12.1"
 description = 'Telegram bot for RemnaWave VPN service'
 readme = 'README.md'
 license = { text = 'MIT' }