diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e6d0454eb..43f4e01d8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "backend/graph-proxy": "0.2.2",
   "+2": "0.0.0",
   "backend/sessionspaces": "0.1.7",
-  "backend/sessionspaces-controller": "0.1.1",
+  "backend/sessionspaces-controller": "0.1.2",
   "+3": "0.0.0",
   "frontend/dashboard": "0.1.18",
   "+4": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/backend/sessionspaces-controller/CHANGELOG.md b/backend/sessionspaces-controller/CHANGELOG.md
index d1f27d6ce..3ead02b14 100644
--- a/backend/sessionspaces-controller/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/backend/sessionspaces-controller/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.2](https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/workflows/compare/sessionspaces-controller@v0.1.1...sessionspaces-controller@v0.1.2) (2026-09-21)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ss-controller:** handle whitespaces and newlines in passwords ([6d0faf0](https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/workflows/commit/6d0faf0c4f6f8b379cca6ff5d86881b13eb93faa))
+
 ## [0.1.1](https://github.com/DiamondLightSource/workflows/compare/sessionspaces-controller@v0.1.0...sessionspaces-controller@v0.1.1) (2026-09-17)
 
 
diff --git a/backend/sessionspaces-controller/Cargo.toml b/backend/sessionspaces-controller/Cargo.toml
index 873973cc9..350d730e7 100644
--- a/backend/sessionspaces-controller/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/sessionspaces-controller/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "sessionspaces-controller"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 edition = "2024"
 license-file = "../../LICENSE"
 
diff --git a/charts/sessionspaces-controller/Chart.yaml b/charts/sessionspaces-controller/Chart.yaml
index 33abe6bce..4ec76e5f9 100644
--- a/charts/sessionspaces-controller/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/sessionspaces-controller/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: sessionspaces-controller
 description: SessionSpace preparation API and Metacontroller sync webhook
 type: application
-version: 0.1.0
-appVersion: 0.1.0
+version: 0.1.1
+appVersion: 0.1.2
 dependencies:
   - name: common
     version: 2.41.0