diff --git a/.github/release.yml b/.github/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d1cda92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release-notes
+  categories:
+    - title: What's Changed
+      labels:
+        - "*"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f7059d6a..679c15cb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@multiversx/sdk-core",
-  "version": "12.6.0",
+  "version": "12.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@multiversx/sdk-core",
-      "version": "12.6.0",
+      "version": "12.6.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@multiversx/sdk-transaction-decoder": "1.0.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87eb8ac1..8048f74b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@multiversx/sdk-core",
-  "version": "12.6.0",
+  "version": "12.6.1",
   "description": "MultiversX SDK for JavaScript and TypeScript",
   "main": "out/index.js",
   "types": "out/index.d.js",