diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 1b91367d1..ad7706e8d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.12.1"
+  ".": "2.12.2"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa9310918..960af5296 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.12.2](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v2.12.1...v2.12.2) (2026-08-20)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* duplicate schema example when serializing to v2 ([#3046](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/issues/3046)) ([a6366be](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/commit/a6366be831a462a1470a4190888b571c3ff12f2c))
+
 ## [2.12.1](https://github.com/microsoft/OpenAPI.NET/compare/v2.12.0...v2.12.1) (2026-08-19)
 
 
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 476fa18f7..60b246221 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/Microsoft/OpenAPI.NET</PackageProjectUrl>
     <Copyright>© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</Copyright>
     <PackageTags>OpenAPI .NET</PackageTags>
-    <Version>2.12.1</Version>
+    <Version>2.12.2</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- https://github.com/clairernovotny/DeterministicBuilds#deterministic-builds -->
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(TF_BUILD)' == 'true'">