diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index bd5cafb..ceac95b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "1.2.8"
+    ".": "1.2.9"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d06ff0d..7d08d14 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.9](https://github.com/devsy-org/ssh/compare/v1.2.8...v1.2.9) (2026-09-11)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* preserve SSH forwarding half-close semantics ([#34](https://github.com/devsy-org/ssh/issues/34)) ([70992bf](https://github.com/devsy-org/ssh/commit/70992bf67edf1e3bc4d86ec4455c8ffa9eb056af))
+
 ## [1.2.8](https://github.com/devsy-org/ssh/compare/v1.2.7...v1.2.8) (2026-09-08)