diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b8e2ca9eae..b0c9517736 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 All changes to Catstodon that aren't Mastodon or glitch-soc Mastodon changes will be documented here.
 
+## [v4.3.0-alpha.3+glitch+cat+1.2.5] - 2024-05-21
+
+- Apply a fix from the emoji reactions patch branch for an issue introduced in the 1.2.3 release for this Mastodon version.
+  - Thanks, Essem!
+
 ## [v4.3.0-alpha.3+glitch+cat+1.2.4] - 2024-05-21
 
 - Emergency release to fix production after ICU version 75 broke a dependency of Mastodon, `charlock_holmes`, in places
diff --git a/lib/mastodon/version.rb b/lib/mastodon/version.rb
index 1bcc1dfb0f..e6cc91f648 100644
--- a/lib/mastodon/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mastodon/version.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module Mastodon
     end
 
     def catstodon_revision
-      '1.2.4'
+      '1.2.5'
     end
 
     def build_metadata