diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9f11ea..074e52c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # CCAI Python Client
 
-Version: 1.1.0
+Version: 1.2.0
 
 A Python client for interacting with the CloudContactAI API.
 
diff --git a/integration/test.py b/integration/test.py
index a3ce885..57e6114 100644
--- a/integration/test.py
+++ b/integration/test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """
-Python SDK integration tests — 52 tests
+Python SDK integration tests — 54 tests
 Covers: SMS (1-6), MMS (7-17), Email (18-22), Webhook (23-29), Contact (30-31),
-Brands (32-36), Campaigns (37-42), ContactValidator (43-46), Negative cases (47-52)
+Brands (32-36), Campaigns (37-42), ContactValidator (43-46), Negative cases (47-52),
+SMS Templates (53-54)
 
 Test results use three states:
   PASS — the test ran and all assertions held
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ def cleanup_resources(client: CCAI, cleanup: dict) -> None:
     "CCAI_TEST_FIRST_NAME_3",
     "CCAI_TEST_LAST_NAME_3",
     "WEBHOOK_URL",
+    "CCAI_TEST_TEMPLATE_ID",
 ]
 
 
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ def main() -> None:
     ln2 = os.environ["CCAI_TEST_LAST_NAME_2"]
     fn3 = os.environ["CCAI_TEST_FIRST_NAME_3"]
     ln3 = os.environ["CCAI_TEST_LAST_NAME_3"]
+    template_id = int(os.environ["CCAI_TEST_TEMPLATE_ID"])
 
     # Unique per-run suffix so parallel SDK runs don't collide on the same webhook URL
     run_id = f"python-{int(time.time())}"
@@ -844,6 +847,25 @@ def test_52():
             assert_send_response(resp)
         run("52 PERMISSIVE: MMS.send with nonexistent fileKey (API accepts)", test_52)
 
+        print("\n--- SMS Templates ---")
+
+        def test_53():
+            resp = client.sms.send_with_template(
+                [
+                    Account(first_name=fn1, last_name=ln1, phone=phone1),
+                    Account(first_name=fn2, last_name=ln2, phone=phone2),
+                ], template_id=template_id, title="Python Template Test"
+            )
+            assert_send_response(resp)
+        run("53 SMS.send_with_template", test_53)
+
+        def test_54():
+            resp = client.sms.send_single_with_template(
+                first_name=fn1, last_name=ln1, phone=phone1, template_id=template_id, title="Python Single Template Test"
+            )
+            assert_send_response(resp)
+        run("54 SMS.send_single_with_template", test_54)
+
     finally:
         # ── Cleanup ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
         # Always runs, even if the test body raised: delete leftover resources and the temp PNG.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1eb466d..a3f1dfa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "ccai-python"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.2.0"
 description = "Python client for CloudContactAI API"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 55fb891..89e9c6e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='ccai',
-    version='1.1.0',
+    version='1.2.0',
     description='A CLI and Python client for sending SMS via CloudContactAI',
     author='CloudContactAI LLC',
     license='MIT',
diff --git a/src/ccai_python/sms/sms.py b/src/ccai_python/sms/sms.py
index 162b6a4..d5549ce 100644
--- a/src/ccai_python/sms/sms.py
+++ b/src/ccai_python/sms/sms.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def send(
     ) -> SMSResponse:
         if not accounts:
             raise ValueError("At least one account is required")
-        if not message:
+        if not message and template_id is None:
             raise ValueError("Message is required")
         if not title:
             raise ValueError("Campaign title is required")