diff --git a/packages/amplify-cli-npm/index.ts b/packages/amplify-cli-npm/index.ts
index 10713d6d500..4f048904104 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-cli-npm/index.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-cli-npm/index.ts
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ export const install = async (): Promise<void> => {
   return binary.install();
 };
 
-// force version bump to 12.4.0
+// force version bump to 12.5.0
diff --git a/packages/amplify-cli/src/index.ts b/packages/amplify-cli/src/index.ts
index 9facc95e9e4..5e70280a2e4 100644
--- a/packages/amplify-cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/amplify-cli/src/index.ts
@@ -257,5 +257,5 @@ export const executeAmplifyCommand = async (context: Context): Promise<void> =>
   }
 };
 
-// bump version to 12.4.0
+// bump version to 12.5.0
 //