diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e75891ef..1c3191c45 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,8 +4,58 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d
 
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
+#### [3.12.1](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/compare/3.12.0...3.12.1)
+
+- feat(backend): improve e-mail deliverability with sender name [`#8888`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8888)
+- remove PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE from config and remove its requirement [`#8889`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8889)
+- fix s3 migration [`#8890`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8890)
+- fix(backend): fix e-mail character encoding  [`#8886`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8886)
+- feat(backend): improve e-mail base design [`#8884`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8884)
+- refactor(backend): test block & unblock user [`#8879`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8879)
+- update snapshots [`#8885`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8885)
+- renamed resolver specs to make it easier to find the resolver [`#8880`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8880)
+- refactor(backend): externalize gql queries in backend specs [`#8881`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8881)
+- build(deps): bump node from 24.6.0-alpine to 24.7.0-alpine in /backend [`#8851`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8851)
+- build(deps): bump peter-evans/repository-dispatch [`#8861`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8861)
+- build(deps): bump actions/setup-node from 4.4.0 to 5.0.0 [`#8862`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8862)
+- build(deps-dev): bump cypress from 15.0.0 to 15.1.0 in the cypress group [`#8863`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8863)
+- build(deps-dev): bump dotenv from 17.2.1 to 17.2.2 [`#8865`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8865)
+- build(deps-dev): bump jest from 30.0.5 to 30.1.3 in /backend [`#8866`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8866)
+- build(deps-dev): bump @types/node from 24.3.0 to 24.3.1 in /backend [`#8867`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8867)
+- build(deps): bump nodemailer from 7.0.5 to 7.0.6 in /backend [`#8868`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8868)
+- build(deps-dev): bump @babel/core in the babel group [`#8872`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8872)
+- build(deps): bump @aws-sdk/client-s3 from 3.873.0 to 3.883.0 in /backend [`#8876`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8876)
+- remove frontend and all related services, scripts and code [`#8860`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8860)
+- feat(webapp): add location distance in group profile [`#8846`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8846)
+- build(deps-dev): bump @cucumber/cucumber in the cypress group [`#8841`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8841)
+- build(deps): bump @aws-sdk/client-s3 from 3.872.0 to 3.873.0 in /backend [`#8842`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8842)
+- build(deps): bump amannn/action-semantic-pull-request [`#8843`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8843)
+- build(deps-dev): bump @testing-library/jest-dom in /webapp [`#8845`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8845)
+- location distance in profile [`#8835`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8835)
+- fix(backend): fix notification author url [`#8837`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8837)
+- build(deps-dev): bump eslint-config-prettier in /webapp [`#8775`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8775)
+- revert update semantic-pull-requests-6.0.1 to v5 [`#8840`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8840)
+- pin v6.0.1 for semantic-pull-requests [`#8838`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8838)
+- build(deps-dev): bump the cypress group across 1 directory with 2 updates [`#8839`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8839)
+- revert fed951b3 amannn/action-semantic-pull-request [`#8836`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8836)
+- build(deps-dev): bump eslint-plugin-prettier in /webapp [`#8816`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8816)
+- build(deps): bump actions/cache from 4.2.3 to 4.2.4 [`#8818`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8818)
+- build(deps): bump docker/login-action from 3.4.0 to 3.5.0 [`#8819`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8819)
+- build(deps): bump @aws-sdk/lib-storage in /backend [`#8821`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8821)
+- build(deps): bump @aws-sdk/client-s3 from 3.859.0 to 3.864.0 in /backend [`#8823`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8823)
+- build(deps-dev): bump eslint-plugin-prettier in /backend [`#8824`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8824)
+- build(deps-dev): bump @types/node from 24.1.0 to 24.3.0 in /backend [`#8826`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8826)
+- build(deps-dev): bump the babel group with 3 updates [`#8827`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8827)
+- build(deps): bump node from 24.4.1-alpine to 24.6.0-alpine in /backend [`#8828`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8828)
+- build(deps): bump peter-evans/repository-dispatch [`#8829`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8829)
+- build(deps): bump amannn/action-semantic-pull-request [`#8830`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8830)
+- build(deps): bump actions/checkout from 4.2.2 to 5.0.0 [`#8831`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8831)
+
 #### [3.12.0](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/compare/3.11.0...3.12.0)
 
+> 20 August 2025
+
+- v3.12.0 [`#8834`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8834)
 - build(deps-dev): bump @testing-library/jest-dom in /webapp [`#8833`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8833)
 - feat(backend): resize images with imagor [`#8558`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8558)
 - fix(webapp): fixes console warning by adding profile list filter locales [`#8810`](https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social/pull/8810)
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 943b6b545..424a588ef 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ocelot-social-backend",
-  "version": "3.12.0",
+  "version": "3.12.1",
   "description": "GraphQL Backend for ocelot.social",
   "repository": "https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social",
   "author": "ocelot.social Community",
diff --git a/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-neo4j/Chart.yaml b/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-neo4j/Chart.yaml
index 706a5db7c..636c7c5d5 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-neo4j/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-neo4j/Chart.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ version: 0.1.0
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "3.12.0"
+appVersion: "3.12.1"
diff --git a/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-social/Chart.yaml b/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-social/Chart.yaml
index 52eadcb3a..b63ac4e09 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-social/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/charts/ocelot-social/Chart.yaml
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ version: 0.1.0
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "3.12.0"
+appVersion: "3.12.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce6694539..c9bc7b572 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ocelot-social",
-  "version": "3.12.0",
+  "version": "3.12.1",
   "description": "Free and open source software program code available to run social networks.",
   "author": "ocelot.social Community",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/webapp/maintenance/source/package.json b/webapp/maintenance/source/package.json
index b5323b1d3..11d3919aa 100644
--- a/webapp/maintenance/source/package.json
+++ b/webapp/maintenance/source/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ocelot-social/maintenance",
-  "version": "3.12.0",
+  "version": "3.12.1",
   "description": "Maintenance page for ocelot.social",
   "repository": "https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social",
   "author": "ocelot.social Community",
diff --git a/webapp/package.json b/webapp/package.json
index eb3c7f658..4ca1b8099 100644
--- a/webapp/package.json
+++ b/webapp/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ocelot-social-webapp",
-  "version": "3.12.0",
+  "version": "3.12.1",
   "description": "ocelot.social Frontend",
   "repository": "https://github.com/Ocelot-Social-Community/Ocelot-Social",
   "author": "ocelot.social Community",