diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index b330be2..0cc6d44 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-05-09 - 1.12.12 - fix(package)
+normalize the CLI bin path in package metadata
+
+- Updates the npm bin entry from "cli.js" to "./cli.js" for clearer executable resolution.
+
 ## 2026-05-09 - 1.12.11 - fix(deps)
 update runtime and development dependencies
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b96f9c9..ad82398 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "buildDocs": "tsdoc"
   },
   "bin": {
-    "tsview": "cli.js"
+    "tsview": "./cli.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@api.global/typedsocket": "^4.1.3",
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 3aaadc9..e48f030 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tsview',
-  version: '1.12.11',
+  version: '1.12.12',
   description: 'A CLI tool for viewing S3 and MongoDB data with a web UI'
 }
diff --git a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 3aaadc9..e48f030 100644
--- a/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts_web/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@git.zone/tsview',
-  version: '1.12.11',
+  version: '1.12.12',
   description: 'A CLI tool for viewing S3 and MongoDB data with a web UI'
 }