diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
index ecf5738..eab30b0 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-{
-  ".": "1.2.5"
+{
+  ".": "1.3.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7b4a36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## [1.3.0](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/compare/Intility.JsonApiToolkit-v1.2.5...Intility.JsonApiToolkit-v1.3.0) (2026-01-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* ✨ `AllowedIncludesAttribute` to whitelist allowed include paths ([6a26c29](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/6a26c29640c84374f5a85c4307934495d2b88ed7))
+* ✨ `JsonApiOkAsync` ([d22466d](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/d22466d6f24cefcc32bd8800d0777791bbf66a6d))
+* ✨ `JsonApiOkAsync` ([bc26940](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/bc2694061e4f29a7fccddfd3671b29ccc931da14))
+* ✨ add filtering support for included resources ([4e81c99](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/4e81c99c31f75988dbf4469481d53b2d350ea914))
+* ✨ add support for filtering in primary resource with included r… ([0b0bb87](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/0b0bb8724e73295c952563ebfd07d22eb534f47f))
+* ✨ add support for filtering in primary resource with included relationships ([5c90d41](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/5c90d41c24192e9b22c64e8a159aab6ddc20cd41))
+* ✨ add too many reqyests exeption ([94a810d](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/94a810d91d510fb61cdef896e437c433c1a3934e))
+* ✨ Allow collections and json columns to be mapped ([6a096bc](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/6a096bc3bebf12e4c07d9721566b522af4761541))
+* ✨ Code cleanup and standardization of error handling ([fec75f5](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/fec75f5f384592be4af0c58481c33a9ff59e7309))
+* ✨ Enhance QueryHelpers with enum support and additional types ([4949c26](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/4949c26c53ef896ce818ded9bcea0b737bb69608))
+* ✨ general-purpose exception class ([0cdf9a5](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/0cdf9a59379e7f13bc02e2028e0ad61db1b79d51))
+* ✨ general-purpose exception class ([e222bb4](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/e222bb48909af8ca38e9059872bc4889c0ace502))
+* ✨ Overall project cleanup ([c8c10f4](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/c8c10f4d2d6b58d6e88b3ae6ef6cb5a5769ff7b2))
+* ✨ Remove IncludeAsAttribute and related logic ([a1593be](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/a1593be67867d2a8331e05529406c4b634a2ca48))
+* ✨ Support complex JsonCols ([b744b8e](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/b744b8ea3848601ff5be79eaf0243b713917a1bc))
+* 📚 add comprehensive debugging guide and enhance logging for better troubleshooting ([0ecc0cf](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/0ecc0cfe4b669b1eff7ed17311cbaab050a91673))
+* 🚀 add ApplyFiltersOnly method for pre-aggregation filtering and add documentation on statistics and aggregations ([b9c6546](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/b9c65466fef8fb25f4c16ae283247043f9bc16d9))
+* 🚀 enhance query processing with AsSingleQuery for pagination and add detailed logging for inclusion processing ([7824da9](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/7824da922c905bee096a759ff2813b1437392845))
+* **errors:** add JsonApiErrorCodes and JsonApiErrors factory methods ([#60](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/issues/60)) ([8531ad3](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/8531ad39acd3d7b1b64f5e7d4d79e63731752d01))
+* **errors:** complete refactor Phase 1 with exception filter tests a… ([#61](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/issues/61)) ([e5b50be](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/e5b50be0482b8565c5fc477efaf5bece82d3ec00))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* :bug: single included resources are no longer ignored ([1e2e4b6](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/1e2e4b65227bb60599f816e1ccd0e320f1faf8b2))
+* 🚑️ `[JsonIgnore]` not being respected ([af12b0b](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/af12b0b83edade9e033b67a9515b435e87a6d66e))
+* 🚑️ adds support for filtering on included collection fields ([ee2eb19](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/ee2eb19489aa362c9290acd8206843b0ba20bf6d))
+* 🚑️ adds support for filtering on included collection fields ([1194fd6](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/1194fd672578b22242a43e8dd3f16aefa74b11ed))
+* 🚑️ adjust query processing order for filtered and regular includes to enhance EF Core compatibility ([8d21509](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/8d21509960ebb11aedd525e970caec12da1f9e4c))
+* 🚑️ bracket nested filtering without the nessesary includes breaking main filtering ([e1e5785](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/e1e5785eebf4936a5ff8afe1243f85279059225a))
+* 🚑️ correct version number in project file to match release version ([a0a51dd](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/a0a51ddaf865e8411b9cb1be6deddf4645aa82e8))
+* 🚑️ error responses for forbidden includes did not include meta information ([9610878](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/961087876e339a2e8febf9ef3f88f1ef652c1894))
+* 🚑️ filtering on includes not working on 2-level ([c658327](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/c658327d4ce1d875ea60e2621390851b634efbd7))
+* 🚑️ Fixed the filtering issue for included resources. ([86cab81](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/86cab81f175892ecf75938d3a3fc8894c6c5400c))
+* 🚑️ improve error messages for forbidden includes to clarify not found status ([07ea15e](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/07ea15ec70004eb8b37f847e6459bb24983d18f5))
+* 🚑️ Initial working fix. Needs further testing and validation. ([0fa5628](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/0fa5628e71e1c9712550ab2f4cf714136ca8146d))
+* 🚑️ JsonApiOk and JsonApiCreated methods not adding includes ([903eda3](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/903eda3de162e31dd4510bdcc7f0879629f59a52))
+* 🚑️ refactor querying files and fix single resource relationship issues ([962d4d4](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/962d4d4a8a808ff46635456a926e4898e469bb15))
+* 🚑️ reorder query processing to apply sorting before includes for better EF Core compatibility ([20bf0d9](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/20bf0d96a44b8b5e96129318fb5b6d8b07100abf))
+* 🚑️ three level nested values and collection include filters ([7f9a336](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/7f9a336e2ebd8fbd4c539cb2c4293960dd172716))
+* 🚑️ three level nested values and collection include filters ([044aaf0](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/044aaf0422cec41d56e7eade640903d2ab60e99d))
+* 🚑️ use single query mode to prevent EF Core split query correlation issues with filtered includes ([ff48615](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/ff4861555414510011f0b04fd831ae353193cdbe))
+* add defensive reflection checks with ReflectionMethodCache ([#57](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/issues/57)) ([75eb978](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/75eb9784087d191baad5e03bcd165489eb7d7b5a))
+* **mapping:** remove dead AddIncludedResourcesRecursive method ([#55](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/issues/55)) ([bbc8c17](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/bbc8c17323fd2b4fff8dc42f37281d6eae760db1))
+* **pagination:** guard against division by zero when Size is 0 ([#59](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/issues/59)) ([0863dee](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/0863dee46fd0505d5431b816634e88f23706c5b5))
+* **parsing:** guard unsafe string parsing in filter parsers ([#58](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/issues/58)) ([9fb463d](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/9fb463d252bec6df7a31e43135ad3be0c2fe86cf))
+* **security:** prevent log forging and add workflow permissions ([#51](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/issues/51)) ([5fbbaba](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/5fbbaba6001a18577a4583ecd1c286879f8e4199))
+* **security:** prevent log forging and update tooling ([#52](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/issues/52)) ([52d73ce](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/52d73ce2efffd380fe2f2677ce0e79eb1188ac92))
+* support JsonPropertyName attribute and fix many-to-many collecti… ([634abff](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/634abffd7c51878039e1ff696d6994f00d75a709))
+* support JsonPropertyName attribute and fix many-to-many collection filtering ([6f1d961](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/6f1d961daadbf1bf74e9128ba3972bc3d6567bfe))
+
+
+### Refactoring
+
+* 🔨 follow ts-package renaming ([4cd1e7e](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/4cd1e7e6f29e394350077e21fcef4ecffba7a650))
+* 🔨 optimize logging and add XML documentation ([8c14bc0](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/8c14bc0f97b42e0488e9768fe9a5b4bd06bf8a5f))
+* 🔨 remove Microsoft.Identity.Abstractions package reference ([55933b7](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/55933b7e0cc6d3c7f8911acf2e2471e078bad819))
+* 🔨 remove the OR max count ([65107d5](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/65107d570c2c83f2fb20dcd51b0b73c83b87c600))
+* 🔨 remove the OR max count ([5a3aa87](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/5a3aa874b0dca67d80f5eb5c2452aeb7e8e4da2b))
+* 🔨 Update JsonApiOk function and docs to align with what it actually does ([bfe7635](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/bfe76350efd945a5048b558a47d8f9082fdb1105))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* :memo: update stats docs ([549743c](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/549743c6210e04d45d1c6f21abb7bea203c4c333))
+* 📜 add too many request exeption to docs ([872ae2a](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/872ae2a8af819d0c6d1665fda96ea3034ea76a7e))
+* 📜 Clarify that filtering is only on main entity ([5ee3568](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/5ee3568ba331d7ce336fc99c98a97b0461eaa64b))
+* 📜 Update Claude.md ([88502bb](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/88502bb00aeaa337afacfab6db59b2de01172225))
+* 📜 update error message for forbidden includes to clarify not found status ([95ab6ce](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/95ab6ce161247701717e690e5a1d9f74242fc0c7))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* **actions:** bump actions/checkout from 4 to 6 ([#47](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/issues/47)) ([a16ab53](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/a16ab53f72fffc98cd9317681bc099e05e433f34))
+* **actions:** bump actions/setup-dotnet from 4 to 5 ([#45](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/issues/45)) ([db8c0d1](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/db8c0d1308a9abf84e37dcc35dd68205ddfafd54))
+* **actions:** bump actions/upload-pages-artifact from 3 to 4 ([#44](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/issues/44)) ([c5e35fb](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/c5e35fbfdf4e85669493f6e235c5615adf5dadc0))
+* **actions:** bump github/codeql-action from 3 to 4 ([#46](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/issues/46)) ([4bad70c](https://github.com/intility/Intility.JsonApiToolkit/commit/4bad70c94d835754974e95bf90c188bf6da5d046))
diff --git a/JsonApiToolkit/JsonApiToolkit.csproj b/JsonApiToolkit/JsonApiToolkit.csproj
index a5ff921..62b0a51 100644
--- a/JsonApiToolkit/JsonApiToolkit.csproj
+++ b/JsonApiToolkit/JsonApiToolkit.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <!-- Package metadata -->
     <PackageId>Intility.JsonApiToolkit</PackageId>
-    <Version>1.2.5</Version>
+    <Version>1.3.0</Version>
     <Authors>Intility</Authors>
     <Company>Intility</Company>
     <Description>A toolkit for implementing JSON:API specification in .NET applications</Description>
@@ -19,20 +19,17 @@
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="JsonApiToolkit.Tests" />
+    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="JsonApiToolkit.Tests"/>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch" Version="9.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Intility.Logging.AspNetCore" Version="3.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="2.3.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="9.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference
-      Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions"
-      Version="9.0.2"
-    />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.JsonPatch" Version="9.0.2"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Intility.Logging.AspNetCore" Version="3.0.3"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc" Version="2.3.0"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.2"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="9.0.2"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="9.0.2"/>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
+    <None Include="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>