Release v0.12.1

Author: jschoedl

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,15 +7,19 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [0.12.1] - 2026-04-21
+
+### Fixed
 - make `--schema` a deprecated alias for `--json-schema` to (will be removed in v0.13.0)
 
 ## [0.12.0] - 2026-04-20
 
 This release introduces several changes to improve the usability of `datacontract-cli` for AI Agents.
 
 - **Breaking**: Several changes in the CLI syntax (#1157):
+> Fix in v0.12.1: re-added `--schema` as alias for the new `--json-schema` (will be removed in v0.13.0)
 
-  | Command                                    | Old option                                    | New option                             |
+| Command                                    | Old option                                    | New option                             |
   |--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
   | `lint`, `test`, `ci`, `publish`, `catalog` | `--schema <PATH>` (will work until v0.13.0)   | `--json-schema <PATH>`                 |
   | `export`, `import`                         | `--format <FORMAT> <OPTIONS>`                 | `<FORMAT> <OPTIONS>` (drop `--format`) |

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "datacontract-cli"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.12.1"
 description = "The datacontract CLI is an open source command-line tool for working with Data Contracts. It uses data contract YAML files to lint the data contract, connect to data sources and execute schema and quality tests, detect breaking changes, and export to different formats. The tool is written in Python. It can be used as a standalone CLI tool, in a CI/CD pipeline, or directly as a Python library."
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"