diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e38dc3c..2c1e82f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ Versioning follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [1.2.0] — 2026-06-08
+
 ### Added
 
 - Added `ref-verify check-file` for JSONL and CSV DOI/claim batch checks.
 - Added fixture-backed numeric claim eval coverage for repeated-use workflows.
 - Added DOI-bound OpenAlex abstract fallback before Semantic Scholar and PubMed.
+- Added a CLI regression corpus and manual Live Smoke ship gate for release-readiness checks.
+- Added English and Korean scope guidance that explains what the tool verifies, what it does not verify, and how to interpret non-`ACCEPT` verdicts.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 255297a..91d82df 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "ref-verify"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.2.0"
 description = "Executable DOI and claim verification helpers for academic citations"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/src/ref_verify/__init__.py b/src/ref_verify/__init__.py
index 1a6b8ac..f5075f7 100644
--- a/src/ref_verify/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ref_verify/__init__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 __all__ = ["__version__"]
 
-__version__ = "1.1.2"
+__version__ = "1.2.0"
diff --git a/tests/test_skill_docs.py b/tests/test_skill_docs.py
index fefb6ac..9060690 100644
--- a/tests/test_skill_docs.py
+++ b/tests/test_skill_docs.py
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ def test_package_version_matches_module_version(self):
             encoding="utf-8"
         )
 
-        self.assertIn('version = "1.1.2"', pyproject)
-        self.assertIn('__version__ = "1.1.2"', init)
+        self.assertIn('version = "1.2.0"', pyproject)
+        self.assertIn('__version__ = "1.2.0"', init)
 
     def test_readmes_prioritize_user_workflow_before_architecture_details(self):
         readme = (REPO_ROOT / "README.md").read_text(encoding="utf-8")