diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index c596f3b..5731f84 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-next
+1.2.5 (7/11/2024)
 -----
 * CZTop::Socket::ROUTER#wait_writable: don't raise SocketError if no peer is connected
     - even if ZMQ_ROUTER_MANDATORY is set
diff --git a/lib/cztop/version.rb b/lib/cztop/version.rb
index 9a3b422..8387072 100644
--- a/lib/cztop/version.rb
+++ b/lib/cztop/version.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 module CZTop
 
-  VERSION = '1.2.4'
+  VERSION = '1.2.5'
 
 end