diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 029e3fe2..598a1673 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## [3.12.1](https://github.com/cloudinary/cloudinary-video-player/compare/v3.12.0...v3.12.1) (2026-03-16)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* remove aria-live from volumeBar ([#1002](https://github.com/cloudinary/cloudinary-video-player/issues/1002)) ([008220c](https://github.com/cloudinary/cloudinary-video-player/commit/008220cf3a5b55de3819b002c4cba1934292f1f8))
+
+
+
 # [3.12.0](https://github.com/cloudinary/cloudinary-video-player/compare/v3.11.0...v3.12.0) (2026-03-12)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 70e0c3b4..e10fb51e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "cloudinary-video-player",
-  "version": "3.12.0",
+  "version": "3.12.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "cloudinary-video-player",
-      "version": "3.12.0",
+      "version": "3.12.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@cloudinary/url-gen": "^1.22.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d1699271..66861e0f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cloudinary-video-player",
-  "version": "3.12.0",
+  "version": "3.12.1",
   "description": "Cloudinary Video Player",
   "author": "Cloudinary",
   "license": "MIT",