diff --git a/.infra/prod/values.yaml b/.infra/prod/values.yaml
index 242ea97f..f45c6229 100644
--- a/.infra/prod/values.yaml
+++ b/.infra/prod/values.yaml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ stack:
   services:
     apiv2:
       image:
-        tag: sha-a1b2e53
+        tag: sha-497df01
       initContainers:
         # Install cerbos policies where the cerbos sidecar can grab them.
         - name: install-cerbos-policies
           image:
             repository: 533267185808.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/core-platform/cryoet-data-portal-backend/apiv2/apiv2
-            tag: sha-a1b2e53
+            tag: sha-497df01
           command: ["cp", "-r", "./cerbos/", "/var/policies/"]
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /var/policies
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stack:
         - name: run-migrations
           image:
             repository: 533267185808.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/core-platform/cryoet-data-portal-backend/apiv2/apiv2
-            tag: sha-a1b2e53
+            tag: sha-497df01
           command: ["alembic", "upgrade", "head"]
           resources:
             limits:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stack:
         - name: gen-keypair
           image:
             repository: 533267185808.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/core-platform/cryoet-data-portal-backend/apiv2/apiv2
-            tag: sha-a1b2e53
+            tag: sha-497df01
           command: ["bash", "./etc/gen_keys.sh", "/var/keys/"]
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /var/keys
diff --git a/.infra/staging/values.yaml b/.infra/staging/values.yaml
index 242ea97f..f45c6229 100644
--- a/.infra/staging/values.yaml
+++ b/.infra/staging/values.yaml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ stack:
   services:
     apiv2:
       image:
-        tag: sha-a1b2e53
+        tag: sha-497df01
       initContainers:
         # Install cerbos policies where the cerbos sidecar can grab them.
         - name: install-cerbos-policies
           image:
             repository: 533267185808.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/core-platform/cryoet-data-portal-backend/apiv2/apiv2
-            tag: sha-a1b2e53
+            tag: sha-497df01
           command: ["cp", "-r", "./cerbos/", "/var/policies/"]
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /var/policies
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stack:
         - name: run-migrations
           image:
             repository: 533267185808.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/core-platform/cryoet-data-portal-backend/apiv2/apiv2
-            tag: sha-a1b2e53
+            tag: sha-497df01
           command: ["alembic", "upgrade", "head"]
           resources:
             limits:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stack:
         - name: gen-keypair
           image:
             repository: 533267185808.dkr.ecr.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/core-platform/cryoet-data-portal-backend/apiv2/apiv2
-            tag: sha-a1b2e53
+            tag: sha-497df01
           command: ["bash", "./etc/gen_keys.sh", "/var/keys/"]
           volumeMounts:
             - mountPath: /var/keys
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index c94a1432..8a47ec2e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "apiv2": "1.1.0"
+  "apiv2": "1.2.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apiv2/CHANGELOG.md b/apiv2/CHANGELOG.md
index 2e8a4578..6f1f831c 100644
--- a/apiv2/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/apiv2/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.0](https://github.com/chanzuckerberg/cryoet-data-portal-backend/compare/apiv2-v1.1.0...apiv2-v1.2.0) (2024-09-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add CORS middleware to apiv2 ([#267](https://github.com/chanzuckerberg/cryoet-data-portal-backend/issues/267)) ([db08a59](https://github.com/chanzuckerberg/cryoet-data-portal-backend/commit/db08a590476ea532c69e2a757425173f3b3b6941))
+
 ## [1.1.0](https://github.com/chanzuckerberg/cryoet-data-portal-backend/compare/apiv2-v1.0.0...apiv2-v1.1.0) (2024-09-10)