diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Releases.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Releases.kt
index 4a5a54d064..c11dadf00c 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Releases.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Releases.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 Google LLC
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 Google LLC
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ object Releases {
 
   object Engine : LibraryArtifact {
     override val artifactId = "engine"
-    override val version = "1.1.0"
+    override val version = "1.2.0"
     override val name = "Android FHIR Engine Library"
   }
 
diff --git a/datacapture/src/main/java/com/google/android/fhir/datacapture/QuestionnaireViewModel.kt b/datacapture/src/main/java/com/google/android/fhir/datacapture/QuestionnaireViewModel.kt
index ecc019b0a8..e96bd28a50 100644
--- a/datacapture/src/main/java/com/google/android/fhir/datacapture/QuestionnaireViewModel.kt
+++ b/datacapture/src/main/java/com/google/android/fhir/datacapture/QuestionnaireViewModel.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023-2024 Google LLC
+ * Copyright 2023-2025 Google LLC
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -298,12 +298,6 @@ internal class QuestionnaireViewModel(application: Application, state: SavedStat
 
   private lateinit var currentPageItems: List<QuestionnaireAdapterItem>
 
-  /**
-   * True if the user has tapped the next/previous pagination buttons on the current page. This is
-   * needed to avoid spewing validation errors before any questions are answered.
-   */
-  private var forceValidation = false
-
   /**
    * Map of [QuestionnaireResponseItemAnswerComponent] for
    * [Questionnaire.QuestionnaireItemComponent]s that are disabled now. The answers will be used to
@@ -903,7 +897,6 @@ internal class QuestionnaireViewModel(application: Application, state: SavedStat
     val validationResult =
       if (
         modifiedQuestionnaireResponseItemSet.contains(questionnaireResponseItem) ||
-          forceValidation ||
           isInReviewModeFlow.value
       ) {
         questionnaireResponseItemValidator.validate(
@@ -1124,13 +1117,14 @@ internal class QuestionnaireViewModel(application: Application, state: SavedStat
         it.item.validationResult is NotValidated
       }
     ) {
-      // Force update validation results for all questions on the current page. This is needed
-      // when the user has not answered any questions so no validation has been done.
-      forceValidation = true
+      // Add all items on the current page to modifiedQuestionnaireResponseItemSet.
+      // This will ensure that all fields are validated even when they're not filled by the user
+      currentPageItems.filterIsInstance<QuestionnaireAdapterItem.Question>().forEach {
+        modifiedQuestionnaireResponseItemSet.add(it.item.getQuestionnaireResponseItem())
+      }
       // Results in a new questionnaire state being generated synchronously, i.e., the current
       // thread will be suspended until the new state is generated.
       modificationCount.update { it + 1 }
-      forceValidation = false
     }
 
     if (
diff --git a/docs/use/api.md b/docs/use/api.md
index 84f73cc8d8..3e0087476b 100644
--- a/docs/use/api.md
+++ b/docs/use/api.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # API
 
-* [Engine](api/engine/1.1.0/index.html)
+* [Engine](api/engine/1.2.0/index.html)
 * [Data Capture](api/data-capture/1.2.0/index.html)
 * [Workflow](api/workflow/0.1.0-beta01/index.html)
 * [Knowledge](api/knowledge/0.1.0-beta01/index.html)