diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dc5f65b5ee1..57f05f6c3c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,22 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
 
+## [27.12.0](https://github.com/netlify/cli/compare/v27.11.2...v27.12.0) (2026-10-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **init:** install Netlify agent skills by default ([#8555](https://github.com/netlify/cli/issues/8555)) ([f3d7e82](https://github.com/netlify/cli/commit/f3d7e82d608ee258bd88a0bd9a81fe6e86e133b3))
+* **init:** sync installed skills with the manifest ([#8556](https://github.com/netlify/cli/issues/8556)) ([332666c](https://github.com/netlify/cli/commit/332666c2f54ad0dfcf35be39a2137c7dc211ece2))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** batch low-risk dependency updates ([#8585](https://github.com/netlify/cli/issues/8585)) ([edd9f44](https://github.com/netlify/cli/commit/edd9f4465b08369cd12716510011504c8bf0d3fd))
+* **deps:** update content-type to v3 and read the header string directly ([#8572](https://github.com/netlify/cli/issues/8572)) ([969145c](https://github.com/netlify/cli/commit/969145cabd5d235c57b745d7d2574ea1f96d792d))
+* **dev:** use URL separators for static file paths ([#8593](https://github.com/netlify/cli/issues/8593)) ([626224b](https://github.com/netlify/cli/commit/626224b7b9e8b712b8ca6634d966894a19916dec))
+* **init:** report skill sync outcomes accurately on the first run ([#8580](https://github.com/netlify/cli/issues/8580)) ([0f2b082](https://github.com/netlify/cli/commit/0f2b082b037cd26b3800bf6bb50f37e4c1122045))
+
 ## [27.11.2](https://github.com/netlify/cli/compare/v27.11.1...v27.11.2) (2026-10-06)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2f7bdec3bde..a0f78844695 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "netlify-cli",
-  "version": "27.11.2",
+  "version": "27.12.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "netlify-cli",
-      "version": "27.11.2",
+      "version": "27.12.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 413bffb626d..39ab64e1338 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "netlify-cli",
-  "version": "27.11.2",
+  "version": "27.12.0",
   "description": "Netlify command line tool",
   "keywords": [
     "api",