diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f2a42ed7..487ebfe92 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [2.12.5](https://github.com/customerio/customerio-ios/compare/2.12.4...2.12.5) (2024-03-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* do not bundle .md files in cocoapods deployments ([15dbb48](https://github.com/customerio/customerio-ios/commit/15dbb48b942008178f5d6433fe9fc144f7c740b9))
+
 ## [2.12.4](https://github.com/customerio/customerio-ios/compare/2.12.3...2.12.4) (2024-03-13)
 
 
diff --git a/CustomerIO.podspec b/CustomerIO.podspec
index c630bcc96..361167603 100644
--- a/CustomerIO.podspec
+++ b/CustomerIO.podspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.name         = "CustomerIO"
-  spec.version      = "2.12.4" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
+  spec.version      = "2.12.5" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
   spec.summary      = "Official Customer.io SDK for iOS."  
   spec.homepage     = "https://github.com/customerio/customerio-ios"
   spec.documentation_url = 'https://customer.io/docs/sdk/ios/'
diff --git a/CustomerIOCommon.podspec b/CustomerIOCommon.podspec
index 14afb7adb..fe725234d 100644
--- a/CustomerIOCommon.podspec
+++ b/CustomerIOCommon.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.name         = "CustomerIOCommon"
-  spec.version      = "2.12.4" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
+  spec.version      = "2.12.5" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
   spec.summary      = "Official Customer.io SDK for iOS."
   spec.homepage     = "https://github.com/customerio/customerio-ios"
   spec.documentation_url = 'https://customer.io/docs/sdk/ios/'
diff --git a/CustomerIOMessagingInApp.podspec b/CustomerIOMessagingInApp.podspec
index 14d6206e5..086049001 100644
--- a/CustomerIOMessagingInApp.podspec
+++ b/CustomerIOMessagingInApp.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.name         = "CustomerIOMessagingInApp"
-  spec.version      = "2.12.4" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
+  spec.version      = "2.12.5" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
   spec.summary      = "Official Customer.io SDK for iOS."
   spec.homepage     = "https://github.com/customerio/customerio-ios"
   spec.documentation_url = 'https://customer.io/docs/sdk/ios/'
diff --git a/CustomerIOMessagingPush.podspec b/CustomerIOMessagingPush.podspec
index 977936a6e..4cc12f48a 100644
--- a/CustomerIOMessagingPush.podspec
+++ b/CustomerIOMessagingPush.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.name         = "CustomerIOMessagingPush"
-  spec.version      = "2.12.4" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
+  spec.version      = "2.12.5" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
   spec.summary      = "Official Customer.io SDK for iOS."
   spec.homepage     = "https://github.com/customerio/customerio-ios"
   spec.documentation_url = 'https://customer.io/docs/sdk/ios/'
diff --git a/CustomerIOMessagingPushAPN.podspec b/CustomerIOMessagingPushAPN.podspec
index ea536c42d..fe072affa 100644
--- a/CustomerIOMessagingPushAPN.podspec
+++ b/CustomerIOMessagingPushAPN.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.name         = "CustomerIOMessagingPushAPN"
-  spec.version      = "2.12.4" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
+  spec.version      = "2.12.5" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
   spec.summary      = "Official Customer.io SDK for iOS."
   spec.homepage     = "https://github.com/customerio/customerio-ios"
   spec.documentation_url = 'https://customer.io/docs/sdk/ios/'
diff --git a/CustomerIOMessagingPushFCM.podspec b/CustomerIOMessagingPushFCM.podspec
index bae7e3db5..925e8b295 100644
--- a/CustomerIOMessagingPushFCM.podspec
+++ b/CustomerIOMessagingPushFCM.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.name         = "CustomerIOMessagingPushFCM"
-  spec.version      = "2.12.4" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
+  spec.version      = "2.12.5" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
   spec.summary      = "Official Customer.io SDK for iOS."
   spec.homepage     = "https://github.com/customerio/customerio-ios"
   spec.documentation_url = 'https://customer.io/docs/sdk/ios/'
diff --git a/CustomerIOTracking.podspec b/CustomerIOTracking.podspec
index b0dc63413..4a620e2a9 100644
--- a/CustomerIOTracking.podspec
+++ b/CustomerIOTracking.podspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.name         = "CustomerIOTracking"
-  spec.version      = "2.12.4" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
+  spec.version      = "2.12.5" # Don't modify this line - it's automatically updated
   spec.summary      = "Official Customer.io SDK for iOS."
   spec.homepage     = "https://github.com/customerio/customerio-ios"
   spec.documentation_url = 'https://customer.io/docs/sdk/ios/'
diff --git a/Sources/Common/Version.swift b/Sources/Common/Version.swift
index 3ee1d61ed..4287a4f20 100644
--- a/Sources/Common/Version.swift
+++ b/Sources/Common/Version.swift
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ import Foundation
  Keep this file as small as possible to make the automated updating script stable and easy to use.
  */
 public enum SdkVersion {
-    public static let version: String = "2.12.4"
+    public static let version: String = "2.12.5"
 }