diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 69e9d8d..bd564aa 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ body:
       description: >-
         Paste or attach the PHP or JSON export of the ACF Field Group(s) related to the problem.
 
-        Attach as Github supported file type, ie .txt or .zip
+        Attach as Github supported file type, ie .txt or .zip. I recommend exporting the ACF Field group as JSON then compressing as a .zip to upload.
   - type: textarea
     attributes:
       label: Additional context
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0157842..4de0060 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.1.2
+
+### Chores / Bugfixes
+
+- [#178](https://github.com/wp-graphql/wpgraphql-acf/pull/178): fix: Taxonomy field returns incorrect data if set to store objects instead of IDs
+- [#174](https://github.com/wp-graphql/wpgraphql-acf/pull/174): fix: taxonomy field resolves sorted in the incorrect order
+
 ## 2.1.1
 
 ### Chores / Bugfixes
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 6de53cd..1dae775 100644
--- a/composer.lock
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+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/Seldaek/signal-handler/zipball/04a6112e883ad76c0ada8e4a9f7520bbfdb6bb98",
+                "reference": "04a6112e883ad76c0ada8e4a9f7520bbfdb6bb98",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "php": ">=7.2.0"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "phpstan/phpstan": "^1",
+                "phpstan/phpstan-deprecation-rules": "^1.0",
+                "phpstan/phpstan-phpunit": "^1",
+                "phpstan/phpstan-strict-rules": "^1.3",
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^7.5.20 || ^8.5.23",
+                "psr/log": "^1 || ^2 || ^3"
+            },
+            "type": "library",
+            "extra": {
+                "branch-alias": {
+                    "dev-main": "2.x-dev"
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Seld\\Signal\\": "src/"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "MIT"
+            ],
+            "authors": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Jordi Boggiano",
+                    "email": "j.boggiano@seld.be",
+                    "homepage": "http://seld.be"
+                }
+            ],
+            "description": "Simple unix signal handler that silently fails where signals are not supported for easy cross-platform development",
+            "keywords": [
+                "posix",
+                "sigint",
+                "signal",
+                "sigterm",
+                "unix"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/Seldaek/signal-handler/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/Seldaek/signal-handler/tree/2.0.2"
+            },
+            "time": "2023-09-03T09:24:00+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "simpod/php-coveralls-mirror",
             "version": "v3.0.1",
@@ -6263,16 +6413,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "squizlabs/php_codesniffer",
-            "version": "3.8.1",
+            "version": "3.9.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer.git",
-                "reference": "14f5fff1e64118595db5408e946f3a22c75807f7"
+                "reference": "d63cee4890a8afaf86a22e51ad4d97c91dd4579b"
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-                "reference": "14f5fff1e64118595db5408e946f3a22c75807f7",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/zipball/d63cee4890a8afaf86a22e51ad4d97c91dd4579b",
+                "reference": "d63cee4890a8afaf86a22e51ad4d97c91dd4579b",
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             },
             "require": {
@@ -6339,7 +6489,7 @@
                     "type": "open_collective"
                 }
             ],
-            "time": "2024-01-11T20:47:48+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-02-16T15:06:51+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "symfony/browser-kit",
@@ -9070,20 +9220,20 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "wp-cli/entity-command",
-            "version": "v2.5.6",
+            "version": "v2.6.2",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/wp-cli/entity-command.git",
-                "reference": "45d4f3a77b7977fee4b4f7e183e692ab84bf7dd8"
+                "reference": "2b5d5d54550edb7383ebaa77fb3a2d53871ba19a"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/wp-cli/entity-command/zipball/45d4f3a77b7977fee4b4f7e183e692ab84bf7dd8",
-                "reference": "45d4f3a77b7977fee4b4f7e183e692ab84bf7dd8",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/wp-cli/entity-command/zipball/2b5d5d54550edb7383ebaa77fb3a2d53871ba19a",
+                "reference": "2b5d5d54550edb7383ebaa77fb3a2d53871ba19a",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
-                "wp-cli/wp-cli": "^2.5"
+                "wp-cli/wp-cli": "^2.10"
             },
             "require-dev": {
                 "wp-cli/cache-command": "^1 || ^2",
@@ -9156,6 +9306,8 @@
                     "option patch",
                     "option pluck",
                     "option update",
+                    "option set-autoload",
+                    "option get-autoload",
                     "post",
                     "post create",
                     "post delete",
@@ -9179,6 +9331,7 @@
                     "post term remove",
                     "post term set",
                     "post update",
+                    "post url-to-id",
                     "post-type",
                     "post-type get",
                     "post-type list",
@@ -9275,9 +9428,9 @@
             "homepage": "https://github.com/wp-cli/entity-command",
             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/wp-cli/entity-command/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/wp-cli/entity-command/tree/v2.5.6"
+                "source": "https://github.com/wp-cli/entity-command/tree/v2.6.2"
             },
-            "time": "2023-10-13T13:38:49+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-02-06T13:38:03+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "wp-cli/eval-command",
@@ -9402,21 +9555,21 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "wp-cli/extension-command",
-            "version": "v2.1.17",
+            "version": "v2.1.19",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/wp-cli/extension-command.git",
-                "reference": "955bd947d95ef91da501179c7e561d229ab3cc19"
+                "reference": "80713703e090fbc74926af6f75bf963619f76fdb"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/wp-cli/extension-command/zipball/955bd947d95ef91da501179c7e561d229ab3cc19",
-                "reference": "955bd947d95ef91da501179c7e561d229ab3cc19",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/wp-cli/extension-command/zipball/80713703e090fbc74926af6f75bf963619f76fdb",
+                "reference": "80713703e090fbc74926af6f75bf963619f76fdb",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
                 "composer/semver": "^1.4 || ^2 || ^3",
-                "wp-cli/wp-cli": "^2.5.1"
+                "wp-cli/wp-cli": "^2.10"
             },
             "require-dev": {
                 "wp-cli/cache-command": "^2.0",
@@ -9494,9 +9647,9 @@
             "homepage": "https://github.com/wp-cli/extension-command",
             "support": {
                 "issues": "https://github.com/wp-cli/extension-command/issues",
-                "source": "https://github.com/wp-cli/extension-command/tree/v2.1.17"
+                "source": "https://github.com/wp-cli/extension-command/tree/v2.1.19"
             },
-            "time": "2024-01-11T11:03:21+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-02-05T14:53:09+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "wp-cli/i18n-command",
@@ -10506,16 +10659,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "wp-cli/wp-cli",
-            "version": "v2.9.0",
+            "version": "v2.10.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli.git",
-                "reference": "8a3befba2d947fbf5cc6d1941edf2dd99da4d4b7"
+                "reference": "a339dca576df73c31af4b4d8054efc2dab9a0685"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/wp-cli/wp-cli/zipball/8a3befba2d947fbf5cc6d1941edf2dd99da4d4b7",
-                "reference": "8a3befba2d947fbf5cc6d1941edf2dd99da4d4b7",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/wp-cli/wp-cli/zipball/a339dca576df73c31af4b4d8054efc2dab9a0685",
+                "reference": "a339dca576df73c31af4b4d8054efc2dab9a0685",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
@@ -10545,7 +10698,7 @@
             "type": "library",
             "extra": {
                 "branch-alias": {
-                    "dev-main": "2.9.x-dev"
+                    "dev-main": "2.10.x-dev"
                 }
             },
             "autoload": {
@@ -10572,24 +10725,23 @@
                 "issues": "https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli/issues",
                 "source": "https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli"
             },
-            "time": "2023-10-25T09:06:37+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-02-08T16:52:43+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "wp-cli/wp-cli-bundle",
-            "version": "v2.9.0",
+            "version": "v2.10.0",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli-bundle.git",
-                "reference": "3512737e69e55507172e8dce400e09231ba95919"
+                "reference": "b795ca19f12bf9605dc8d85235d55a721b43064c"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/wp-cli/wp-cli-bundle/zipball/3512737e69e55507172e8dce400e09231ba95919",
-                "reference": "3512737e69e55507172e8dce400e09231ba95919",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/wp-cli/wp-cli-bundle/zipball/b795ca19f12bf9605dc8d85235d55a721b43064c",
+                "reference": "b795ca19f12bf9605dc8d85235d55a721b43064c",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "require": {
-                "composer/composer": "^1.10.23 || ~2.2.17",
                 "php": ">=5.6",
                 "wp-cli/cache-command": "^2",
                 "wp-cli/checksum-command": "^2.1",
@@ -10616,7 +10768,7 @@
                 "wp-cli/shell-command": "^2",
                 "wp-cli/super-admin-command": "^2",
                 "wp-cli/widget-command": "^2",
-                "wp-cli/wp-cli": "^2.9.0"
+                "wp-cli/wp-cli": "^2.10.0"
             },
             "require-dev": {
                 "roave/security-advisories": "dev-latest",
@@ -10646,7 +10798,7 @@
                 "issues": "https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli-bundle/issues",
                 "source": "https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli-bundle"
             },
-            "time": "2023-10-25T09:28:58+00:00"
+            "time": "2024-02-08T17:05:33+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "wp-cli/wp-config-transformer",
@@ -10894,5 +11046,5 @@
     "platform-overrides": {
         "php": "7.3"
     },
-    "plugin-api-version": "2.3.0"
+    "plugin-api-version": "2.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index fd3ec6e..cfd36fb 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Tags: GraphQL, ACF, API, NextJS, Faust, Headless, Decoupled, React, Vue, Svelte,
 Requires at least: 6.0
 Tested up to: 6.4
 Requires PHP: 7.4
-Stable Tag: 2.1.1
+Stable Tag: 2.1.2
 License: GPL-3
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
 
@@ -116,6 +116,13 @@ This release is a complete re-architecture of WPGraphQL for ACF, introducing bre
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 2.1.2 =
+
+**Chores / Bugfixes**
+
+- [#178](https://github.com/wp-graphql/wpgraphql-acf/pull/178): fix: Taxonomy field returns incorrect data if set to store objects instead of IDs
+- [#174](https://github.com/wp-graphql/wpgraphql-acf/pull/174): fix: taxonomy field resolves sorted in the incorrect order
+
 = 2.1.1 =
 
 **Chores / Bugfixes**
diff --git a/src/FieldType/Taxonomy.php b/src/FieldType/Taxonomy.php
index 44334b1..6cdd459 100644
--- a/src/FieldType/Taxonomy.php
+++ b/src/FieldType/Taxonomy.php
@@ -33,20 +33,35 @@ public static function register_field_type(): void {
 								$values = $value;
 							}
 
-							$ids = array_map(
-								static function ( $id ) {
-									return absint( $id );
-								},
-								$values
+							$ids = array_filter(
+								array_map(
+									static function ( $value ) {
+										$id = $value;
+										if ( is_array( $value ) && isset( $value['term_id'] ) ) {
+											$id = $value['term_id'];
+										}
+										if ( isset( $value->term_id ) ) {
+											$id = $value->term_id;
+										}
+
+										$id = absint( $id );
+										return ! empty( $id ) ? $id : null;
+									},
+									$values
+								) 
 							);
 
 							if ( empty( $ids ) ) {
 								return null;
 							}
 
-							$args['where']['include'] = $ids;
-
-							return ( new TermObjectConnectionResolver( $root, $args, $context, $info ) )->get_connection();
+							// set the default ordering if not overridden by args input on the field
+							$args['where']['include'] = array_values( $ids );
+							$args['where']['orderby'] = $args['where']['orderby'] ?? 'include';
+							$args['where']['order']   = $args['where']['order'] ?? 'ASC';
+							$args['first']            = count( $ids );
+							$resolver                 = new TermObjectConnectionResolver( $root, $args, $context, $info, 'any' );
+							return $resolver->get_connection();
 						},
 					];
 
diff --git a/tests/wpunit/FieldTypes/TaxonomyFieldTest.php b/tests/wpunit/FieldTypes/TaxonomyFieldTest.php
index 9bd8621..3ee8c42 100644
--- a/tests/wpunit/FieldTypes/TaxonomyFieldTest.php
+++ b/tests/wpunit/FieldTypes/TaxonomyFieldTest.php
@@ -93,6 +93,104 @@ public function get_expected_block_fragment_response() {
 		];
 	}
 
+	public function testQueryReturnsTermsInOrderTheyWereSaved() {
+
+		$field_key = $this->register_acf_field([
+			'type' => 'taxonomy',
+			'name' => 'tax_term_order_test',
+			'show_in_graphql' => true,
+			'graphql_field_name' => 'termOrderTest',
+			'required' => 1,
+			'taxonomy' => 'category',
+			'add_term' => 0,
+			'save_terms' => 0,
+			'load_terms' => 0,
+			'return_format' => 'id',
+			'field_type' => 'multi_select',
+			'multiple' => 1,
+			'bidirectonal' => 0,
+			'bidirectional_target' => [],
+		], [
+			'name' => 'Taxonomy Order Test',
+			'graphql_field_name' => 'TaxonomyOrderTest',
+			'location' => [
+				[
+					[
+						'param' => 'post_type',
+						'operator' => '==',
+						'value' => 'post',
+					]
+				]
+			],
+			'graphql_types' => [ 'Post' ],
+		]);
+
+		$cat_aaa = self::factory()->category->create([
+			'name' => 'AAA'
+		]);
+
+		$cat_bbb = self::factory()->category->create([
+			'name' => 'BBB'
+		]);
+
+		$cat_ccc = self::factory()->category->create([
+			'name' => 'CCC'
+		]);
+
+		$cats = [$cat_ccc, $cat_aaa, $cat_bbb];
+
+		update_field( $field_key, $cats, $this->published_post );
+
+		$query = '
+		query GetPost($id:ID!) {
+		  post(id:$id idType:DATABASE_ID) {
+		    id
+		    databaseId
+		    taxonomyOrderTest {
+		      termOrderTest {
+		        nodes {
+		          __typename
+		          databaseId
+		        }
+		      }
+		    }
+		  }
+		}
+		';
+
+		$actual = $this->graphql([
+			'query' => $query,
+			'variables' => [
+				'id' => $this->published_post->ID,
+			]
+		]);
+
+		codecept_debug( [
+			'$actual' => $actual,
+			'$cats' => $cats,
+		]);
+
+		self::assertQuerySuccessful( $actual, [
+			$this->expectedNode( 'post.taxonomyOrderTest.termOrderTest.nodes', [
+				'__typename' => 'Category',
+				'databaseId' => $cats[0]
+			], 0 ),
+			$this->expectedNode( 'post.taxonomyOrderTest.termOrderTest.nodes', [
+				'__typename' => 'Category',
+				'databaseId' => $cats[1]
+			], 1 ),
+			$this->expectedNode( 'post.taxonomyOrderTest.termOrderTest.nodes', [
+				'__typename' => 'Category',
+				'databaseId' => $cats[2]
+			], 2 ),
+		]);
+
+		foreach ( $cats as $cat ) {
+			wp_delete_term( $cat, 'category' );
+		}
+
+	}
+
 	public function testQueryTaxononomyFieldOnBlock() {
 
 		// if ACF PRO is not active, skip the test
@@ -294,4 +392,89 @@ interfaces {
 		wp_delete_term( $category_id, 'category' );
 		wp_delete_term( $category_2_id, 'category' );
 	}
+
+	public function testTaxonomyFieldReturnsExpectedNodeWhenObjectIsSavedInsteadOfId() {
+
+		register_taxonomy( 'test_taxonomy', 'post', [
+			'show_in_graphql' => true,
+			'graphql_single_name' => 'TestCustomTaxonomy',
+			'graphql_plural_name' => 'TestCustomTaxonomies',
+		] );
+
+		$term_object = self::factory()->term->create_and_get( [
+			'taxonomy' => 'test_taxonomy',
+			'name' => 'Test Term',
+		] );
+
+		$field_key = $this->register_acf_field([
+			'type' => 'taxonomy',
+			'name' => 'taxonomy_field_test',
+			'show_in_graphql' => true,
+			'graphql_field_name' => 'testTaxonomyField',
+			'required' => 1,
+			'taxonomy' => 'category',
+			'add_term' => 0,
+			'save_terms' => 0,
+			'load_terms' => 0,
+			'return_format' => 'object',
+			'field_type' => 'select',
+			'multiple' => 0,
+			'bidirectonal' => 0,
+			'bidirectional_target' => [],
+		], [
+			'name' => 'Post Taxonomy Test',
+			'graphql_field_name' => 'TaxonomyFieldTest',
+			'location' => [
+				[
+					[
+						'param' => 'post_type',
+						'operator' => '==',
+						'value' => 'post',
+					]
+				]
+			],
+			'graphql_types' => [ 'Post' ],
+		]);
+
+		update_field( $field_key, $term_object->term_id, $this->published_post->ID );
+
+		$query = '
+		query GetPostAndTaxonomyField( $id: ID! ){
+		  post(id:$id idType:DATABASE_ID) {
+		    id
+		    title
+		      taxonomyFieldTest {
+		        testTaxonomyField {
+		          nodes {
+		            __typename
+		            databaseId
+		          }
+		        }
+		      }
+           }
+        }';
+
+		$variables = [
+			'id' => $this->published_post->ID,
+		];
+
+		$actual = $this->graphql([
+			'query'     => $query,
+			'variables' => $variables,
+		]);
+
+		self::assertQuerySuccessful( $actual, [
+			$this->expectedNode( 'post.taxonomyFieldTest.testTaxonomyField.nodes', [
+				'__typename' => 'TestCustomTaxonomy',
+				'databaseId' => $term_object->term_id,
+			], 0 ),
+		]);
+
+		// cleanup
+		wp_delete_term( $term_object->term_id, 'test_taxonomy' );
+		unregister_taxonomy( 'test_taxonomy' );
+
+	}
+
+
 }
diff --git a/wpgraphql-acf.php b/wpgraphql-acf.php
index bca9d61..9a82967 100644
--- a/wpgraphql-acf.php
+++ b/wpgraphql-acf.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Description: WPGraphQL for ACF seamlessly integrates Advanced Custom Fields with WPGraphQL.
  * Author: WPGraphQL, Jason Bahl
  * Author URI: https://www.wpgraphql.com
- * Version: 2.1.1
+ * Version: 2.1.2
  * Text Domain: wpgraphql-acf
  * Requires PHP: 7.3
  * Requires at least: 5.9
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 }
 
 if ( ! defined( 'WPGRAPHQL_FOR_ACF_VERSION' ) ) {
-	define( 'WPGRAPHQL_FOR_ACF_VERSION', '2.1.1' );
+	define( 'WPGRAPHQL_FOR_ACF_VERSION', '2.1.2' );
 }
 
 if ( ! defined( 'WPGRAPHQL_FOR_ACF_VERSION_WPGRAPHQL_REQUIRED_MIN_VERSION' ) ) {