diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c4ddc7481..53b7bc9c4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.1.1"
+  ".": "1.1.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 17996af57..0df18c8bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.1.2](https://github.com/DataIntegrationGroup/OcotilloAPI/compare/v1.1.1...v1.1.2) (2026-07-06)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deploy:** align hotfix migration head with production DB (unblock v1.1.x deploy) ([1ee8a4b](https://github.com/DataIntegrationGroup/OcotilloAPI/commit/1ee8a4b893027b851450d6ed98c811aea283c365))
+* **deploy:** align hotfix migration head with production DB + fix release tag passthrough ([790377f](https://github.com/DataIntegrationGroup/OcotilloAPI/commit/790377f53e57c9f7671d45efbcab617189f2af36))
+
 ## [1.1.1](https://github.com/DataIntegrationGroup/OcotilloAPI/compare/v1.1.0...v1.1.1) (2026-07-06)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 285a9381d..5e16d9200 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "OcotilloAPI"
-version = "1.1.1"
+version = "1.1.2"
 description = "FastAPI backend and CLI for managing Ocotillo groundwater locations, wells, assets, and bulk water-level data transfers."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.13"