diff --git a/libs/core/langchain_core/version.py b/libs/core/langchain_core/version.py
index e2b11dad3f0..2890f82365b 100644
--- a/libs/core/langchain_core/version.py
+++ b/libs/core/langchain_core/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """langchain-core version information and utilities."""
 
-VERSION = "1.2.4"
+VERSION = "1.2.5"
diff --git a/libs/core/pyproject.toml b/libs/core/pyproject.toml
index 19c7017cd5a..3db713b9d02 100644
--- a/libs/core/pyproject.toml
+++ b/libs/core/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ license = {text = "MIT"}
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = []
 
-version = "1.2.4"
+version = "1.2.5"
 requires-python = ">=3.10.0,<4.0.0"
 dependencies = [
     "langsmith>=0.3.45,<1.0.0",