diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3ea8954..eec920ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.2.5](https://github.com/Kohulan/DECIMER-Image-Segmentation/compare/v1.2.4...v1.2.5) (2023-10-19)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* adapt seed pixel determination test according to changes ([337775d](https://github.com/Kohulan/DECIMER-Image-Segmentation/commit/337775d34b536ee79aa63e7b0153aae7c49b229d))
+* do not return empty segments ([f1deb46](https://github.com/Kohulan/DECIMER-Image-Segmentation/commit/f1deb4606627fd96c43ec8527c5287e0823f5905))
+* don't use pixels from exclusion mask as seed pixels ([fe96aa9](https://github.com/Kohulan/DECIMER-Image-Segmentation/commit/fe96aa91af94c2c8b650ae8d3215a3b497af7469))
+
 ## [1.2.4](https://github.com/Kohulan/DECIMER-Image-Segmentation/compare/v1.2.3...v1.2.4) (2023-10-19)
 
 
diff --git a/decimer_segmentation/__init__.py b/decimer_segmentation/__init__.py
index 8ee62a30..cb19aa46 100644
--- a/decimer_segmentation/__init__.py
+++ b/decimer_segmentation/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 please raise an issue on our GitHub repository.
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.2.4"
+__version__ = "1.2.5"
 
 __all__ = [
     "decimer_segmentation",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a1bbf737..7ee2ac6c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="decimer_segmentation",
-    version="1.2.4",
+    version="1.2.5",
     author="Kohulan Rajan",
     author_email="kohulan.rajan@uni-jena.de",
     maintainer="Kohulan Rajan",