diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 352ec4c..0262db7 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "0.1.2"
+    ".": "0.2.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 30c857e..6df760d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.0](https://github.com/carbynestack/java-http-client/compare/java-http-client-v0.1.2...java-http-client-v0.2.0) (2024-10-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* use certificates for trust management ([#26](https://github.com/carbynestack/java-http-client/issues/26)) ([e9e5bca](https://github.com/carbynestack/java-http-client/commit/e9e5bcaf13aea191c028ef5585c6bddb1a56248f))
+
 ## [0.1.2](https://github.com/carbynestack/java-http-client/compare/java-http-client-v0.1.1...java-http-client-v0.1.2) (2023-07-27)
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06dc061..de733ef 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>java-http-client</artifactId>
     <groupId>io.carbynestack</groupId>
-    <version>0.1.2</version>
+    <version>0.2.0</version>
     <name>Carbyne Stack Java HTTP Client</name>
     <description>Basic Java client used by Carbyne Stack service client implementations.</description>
     <licenses>