diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3b581d757f..29353e75e36 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <!--
 	Add placeholder for next release with `wip` snippet
 -->
-## __WORK IN PROGRESS__
+## 12.5.0-beta.0 (2024-01-19)
 This release adds support for Z-Wave Long Range thanks to the amazing work of @jtbraun. Application developers planning to add support should read [this](https://github.com/zwave-js/node-zwave-js/blob/release-12.5.x/docs/getting-started/long-range.md) to get started.
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98a926b084a..7871592b7ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zwave-js/repo",
-  "version": "12.4.1",
+  "version": "12.5.0-beta.0",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Z-Wave driver written entirely in JavaScript/TypeScript",
   "keywords": [],
diff --git a/packages/cc/package.json b/packages/cc/package.json
index 5fd64e719fc..f697d4888e1 100644
--- a/packages/cc/package.json
+++ b/packages/cc/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zwave-js/cc",
-  "version": "12.4.1",
+  "version": "12.5.0-beta.0",
   "description": "zwave-js: Command Classes",
   "keywords": [],
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/config/package.json b/packages/config/package.json
index 682677e051b..cf148641405 100644
--- a/packages/config/package.json
+++ b/packages/config/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zwave-js/config",
-  "version": "12.4.1",
+  "version": "12.5.0-beta.0",
   "description": "zwave-js: configuration files",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 2bcd61e7c36..70bb656b482 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zwave-js/core",
-  "version": "12.4.0",
+  "version": "12.5.0-beta.0",
   "description": "zwave-js: core components",
   "keywords": [],
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json
index 5b0253c08fc..d1f61ca0390 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zwave-js/eslint-plugin",
-  "version": "12.4.0",
+  "version": "12.5.0-beta.0",
   "description": "zwave-js: custom ESLint rules",
   "private": true,
   "keywords": [],
diff --git a/packages/flash/package.json b/packages/flash/package.json
index f1c9cae7b05..0a9d9aff79a 100644
--- a/packages/flash/package.json
+++ b/packages/flash/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zwave-js/flash",
-  "version": "12.4.1",
+  "version": "12.5.0-beta.0",
   "description": "zwave-js: firmware flash utility",
   "keywords": [],
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/host/package.json b/packages/host/package.json
index 21b16022678..1fd9a565517 100644
--- a/packages/host/package.json
+++ b/packages/host/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zwave-js/host",
-  "version": "12.4.1",
+  "version": "12.5.0-beta.0",
   "description": "zwave-js: Host abstractions",
   "keywords": [],
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/maintenance/package.json b/packages/maintenance/package.json
index 54dcf569231..6d654a5fb87 100644
--- a/packages/maintenance/package.json
+++ b/packages/maintenance/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zwave-js/maintenance",
-  "version": "12.4.0",
+  "version": "12.5.0-beta.0",
   "description": "zwave-js: maintenance scripts",
   "private": true,
   "keywords": [],
diff --git a/packages/nvmedit/package.json b/packages/nvmedit/package.json
index 47dbae2afd8..f336d1784d1 100644
--- a/packages/nvmedit/package.json
+++ b/packages/nvmedit/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zwave-js/nvmedit",
-  "version": "12.4.0",
+  "version": "12.5.0-beta.0",
   "description": "zwave-js: library to edit NVM backups",
   "keywords": [],
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/serial/package.json b/packages/serial/package.json
index 9d280deeab5..f2c0093a51e 100644
--- a/packages/serial/package.json
+++ b/packages/serial/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zwave-js/serial",
-  "version": "12.4.1",
+  "version": "12.5.0-beta.0",
   "description": "zwave-js: Serialport driver",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/packages/testing/package.json b/packages/testing/package.json
index 76c49dd96ec..937e5f6f457 100644
--- a/packages/testing/package.json
+++ b/packages/testing/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@zwave-js/testing",
-  "version": "12.4.1",
+  "version": "12.5.0-beta.0",
   "description": "zwave-js: testing utilities",
   "keywords": [],
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/packages/zwave-js/package.json b/packages/zwave-js/package.json
index 7607744253b..dfdc726ea21 100644
--- a/packages/zwave-js/package.json
+++ b/packages/zwave-js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "zwave-js",
-  "version": "12.4.1",
+  "version": "12.5.0-beta.0",
   "description": "Z-Wave driver written entirely in JavaScript/TypeScript",
   "keywords": [],
   "main": "build/index.js",