diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
index b3e53b91c..f78b6730e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docs.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
           path: docs/${{ matrix.lang }}/.cache
       - name: Build Docs
         run: python ./scripts/docs.py build-lang ${{ matrix.lang }}
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: docs-site-${{ matrix.lang }}
           path: ./site/**
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
index 0eb26cc4d..aa4fd6b65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           rm -rf ./site
           mkdir ./site
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           path: ./site/
           pattern: docs-site-*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smokeshow.yml b/.github/workflows/smokeshow.yml
index e42d79723..eed5fbec0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smokeshow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smokeshow.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
             requirements**.txt
             pyproject.toml
       - run: uv pip install -r requirements-github-actions.txt
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: coverage-html
           path: htmlcov
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index cbf1a8567..9c3e2218b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
           COVERAGE_FILE: coverage/.coverage.${{ runner.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}
           CONTEXT: ${{ runner.os }}-py${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Store coverage files
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: coverage-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.pydantic-version }}
           path: coverage
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: uv pip install -r requirements-tests.txt
       - name: Get coverage files
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
         with:
           pattern: coverage-*
           path: coverage
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: coverage report
       - run: coverage html --title "Coverage for ${{ github.sha }}"
       - name: Store coverage HTML
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: coverage-html
           path: htmlcov
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 34f212019..25dcd7b88 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ repos:
     -   id: end-of-file-fixer
     -   id: trailing-whitespace
 -   repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.14.1
+    rev: v0.14.2
     hooks:
     -   id: ruff
         args:
diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index 4925bbfe4..fb4c26701 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,22 @@ hide:
 
 ## Latest Changes
 
+### Internal
+
+* ⬆ Bump actions/download-artifact from 5 to 6. PR [#14236](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/14236) by [@dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot).
+* ⬆ [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate. PR [#14237](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/14237) by [@pre-commit-ci[bot]](https://github.com/apps/pre-commit-ci).
+* ⬆ Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 5. PR [#14235](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/14235) by [@dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot).
+
+## 0.120.1
+
+### Upgrades
+
+* ⬆️ Bump Starlette to <`0.50.0`. PR [#14234](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/14234) by [@YuriiMotov](https://github.com/YuriiMotov).
+
+### Internal
+
+* 🔧 Add `license` and `license-files` to `pyproject.toml`, remove `License` from `classifiers`. PR [#14230](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/14230) by [@YuriiMotov](https://github.com/YuriiMotov).
+
 ## 0.120.0
 
 There are no major nor breaking changes in this release. ☕️
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index 46198eada..787c52dda 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.120.0"
+__version__ = "0.120.1"
 
 from starlette import status as status
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 875e4bed1..7d2be0074 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ name = "fastapi"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"
 readme = "README.md"
+license = "MIT"
+license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 authors = [
     { name = "Sebastián Ramírez", email = "tiangolo@gmail.com" },
@@ -31,7 +33,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Framework :: Pydantic :: 1",
     "Framework :: Pydantic :: 2",
     "Intended Audience :: Developers",
-    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "starlette>=0.40.0,<0.49.0",
+    "starlette>=0.40.0,<0.50.0",
     "pydantic>=1.7.4,!=1.8,!=1.8.1,!=2.0.0,!=2.0.1,!=2.1.0,<3.0.0",
     "typing-extensions>=4.8.0",
     "annotated-doc>=0.0.2",