diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7558252..93c4c3c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+## 0.1.12
+
+- fix bug leading to empty strings subsituted for inputs users don't provide breaking api calls [#144](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/144)
+
 ## 0.1.11
 
 - better error message on release create failed [#143](https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/143)
+
 ## 0.1.10
 
 - fixed error message formatting for file uploads
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8bb38e0..2d15075 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "action-gh-release",
-  "version": "0.1.11",
+  "version": "0.1.12",
   "private": true,
   "description": "GitHub Action for creating GitHub Releases",
   "main": "lib/main.js",