diff --git a/lightrag/__init__.py b/lightrag/__init__.py
index b5ed66b5..9ffbac2a 100644
--- a/lightrag/__init__.py
+++ b/lightrag/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from .lightrag import LightRAG as LightRAG, QueryParam as QueryParam
 
-__version__ = "1.2.8"
+__version__ = "1.2.9"
 __author__ = "Zirui Guo"
 __url__ = "https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG"
diff --git a/lightrag/api/README.md b/lightrag/api/README.md
index 9d92f65f..c492658e 100644
--- a/lightrag/api/README.md
+++ b/lightrag/api/README.md
@@ -153,10 +153,6 @@ sudo systemctl status lightrag.service
 sudo systemctl enable lightrag.service
 ```
 
-
-
-
-
 ## Ollama Emulation
 
 We provide an Ollama-compatible interfaces for LightRAG, aiming to emulate LightRAG as an Ollama chat model. This allows AI chat frontends supporting Ollama, such as Open WebUI, to access LightRAG easily.
@@ -196,8 +192,11 @@ By default, the LightRAG Server can be accessed without any authentication. We c
 
 ```
 LIGHTRAG_API_KEY=your-secure-api-key-here
+WHITELIST_PATHS=/health,/api/*
 ```
 
+> Health check and Ollama emuluation endpoins is exclude from API-KEY check by default.
+
 * Account credentials (the web UI requires login before access)
 
 LightRAG API Server implements JWT-based authentication using HS256 algorithm. To enable secure access control, the following environment variables are required:
diff --git a/lightrag/api/__init__.py b/lightrag/api/__init__.py
index 005c738a..8967cb32 100644
--- a/lightrag/api/__init__.py
+++ b/lightrag/api/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__api_version__ = "1.2.2"
+__api_version__ = "1.2.3"