diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d5bcdc..b815701 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ This module adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html
 
 ---
 
+## [1.2.0] — 2026-08-08
+
+Minor — coordinated framework version alignment. No code or API changes in this module.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Bumped `contracts` to v1.2.0.
+
 ## [1.1.3] — 2026-08-08
 
 Patch — coordinated framework version alignment.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4c3023..2e9afbf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # einherjar/core
 
-[![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v1.1.3-5C4EE5?style=flat-square)](https://code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/core)
+[![version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-v1.2.0-5C4EE5?style=flat-square)](https://code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/core)
 [![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-AGPL--3.0-22863A?style=flat-square)](LICENSE)
 [![go](https://img.shields.io/badge/Go-1.26+-00ADD8?style=flat-square&logo=go&logoColor=white)](https://go.dev)
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1b4ba8e..cda5b6a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/core
 go 1.26
 
 require (
-	code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/contracts v1.1.3
+	code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/contracts v1.2.0
 	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.30.1
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c517646..925a048 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/contracts v1.1.3 h1:rBtQUVCeqaIKMcG1+R0ndHM/4cRm3XTFnVNzFTbf1QU=
-code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/contracts v1.1.3/go.mod h1:ccltUtrFb5+MEJdkx2VVEUL+xC5pupVlVVsMM8AlCWI=
+code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/contracts v1.2.0 h1:i1qschvttqXJTd7yaFmHkvtj4weGfTcTkj8q9sG6pRI=
+code.nochebuena.dev/einherjar/contracts v1.2.0/go.mod h1:ccltUtrFb5+MEJdkx2VVEUL+xC5pupVlVVsMM8AlCWI=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.12 h1:e9hWvmLYvtp846tLHam2o++qitpguFiYCKbn0w9jyqw=