diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c4ddc74..c3f1463 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.1.1"
+  ".": "1.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b2b742..e1bad8b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.0](https://github.com/smur89/alta-typst/compare/v1.1.1...v1.2.0) (2026-06-14)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* render JSON Resume references section ([#121](https://github.com/smur89/alta-typst/issues/121)) ([7473ee4](https://github.com/smur89/alta-typst/commit/7473ee4ce713cc1cb6932ccfddab3410f3df8ce7))
+
 ## [1.1.1](https://github.com/smur89/alta-typst/compare/v1.1.0...v1.1.1) (2026-06-14)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index edaedd1..d2cacff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ typst init @preview/altacv
 Or `#import` it from an existing `.typ`:
 
 ```typst
-#import "@preview/altacv:1.1.1": alta // x-release-please-version
+#import "@preview/altacv:1.2.0": alta // x-release-please-version
 ```
 
 ## Fonts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Run `typst fonts` to list what Typst can see on your system.
 ## Quick start
 
 ```typst
-#import "@preview/altacv:1.1.1": alta // x-release-please-version
+#import "@preview/altacv:1.2.0": alta // x-release-please-version
 
 #let cv = (
   basics: (
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ Both column arrays draw from the same section keys: `"work"`, `"volunteer"`, `"f
 Example — reorder the right-column sections + tweak theme + use US Letter:
 
 ```typst
-#import "@preview/altacv:1.1.1": alta, maps-providers, palettes // x-release-please-version
+#import "@preview/altacv:1.2.0": alta, maps-providers, palettes // x-release-please-version
 
 #alta(cv, preferences: (
   paper: "us-letter",
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ The defaults live in [`internal/labels-en.toml`](internal/labels-en.toml) — a
 | `maps-providers` | Dict of map deep-link URL templates — `google`, `apple`, `bing`, `duckduckgo`, `osm`. Use as `mapsProvider: maps-providers.osm`. |
 
 ```typst
-#import "@preview/altacv:1.1.1": alta, tag, divider, palettes, maps-providers // x-release-please-version
+#import "@preview/altacv:1.2.0": alta, tag, divider, palettes, maps-providers // x-release-please-version
 ```
 
 The contact bar is rendered from `basics.email`, `basics.phone`, `basics.location`, `basics.url`, `basics.profiles`. Visual separators are stripped from the `tel:` dialable part. Suppress or swap deep links via `preferences.linkContactInfo` and `preferences.mapsProvider`.
diff --git a/template/cv.typ b/template/cv.typ
index 660c428..8ebb757 100644
--- a/template/cv.typ
+++ b/template/cv.typ
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 // renders as `examples/cv.png` (README static preview) and as
 // `thumbnail.png` (Typst Universe package card).
 
-#import "@preview/altacv:1.1.1": alta, avatar-placeholder // x-release-please-version
+#import "@preview/altacv:1.2.0": alta, avatar-placeholder // x-release-please-version
 
 #let cv = (
   basics: (
diff --git a/typst.toml b/typst.toml
index 9d24cc7..fb025dd 100644
--- a/typst.toml
+++ b/typst.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "altacv"
-version = "1.1.1"
+version = "1.2.0"
 entrypoint = "lib.typ"
 authors = ["Shane Murphy"]
 license = "MIT"