diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6a8efb6..339bdf6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ jobs:
 
             > **Windows note:** The installer is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen will show an "Unknown publisher" warning — click "More info → Run anyway" to install.
 
+            ### v0.12.5 — UI Polish & Consistency
+
+            - **Comprehensive UI polish** — 14 rounds of systematic fixes across every view: sentence case on all button labels, Unicode ellipsis (…) and × throughout, consistent theme tokens replacing all hard-coded colors
+            - **Fix V4V auto-streaming** — disabling streaming mid-episode now stays off; previously any play/pause/seek event would re-engage auto-streaming
+            - **Production-silent logging** — all debug output now goes through `debug.ts` and is stripped in production builds; zero console leaks
+            - **Accessibility** — hover title tooltips on all truncated text, focus rings on interactive elements, aria-labels on all icon-only buttons
+            - **Theme consistency** — all amber/gray/white hard-coded colors replaced with theme tokens; correct across all 7 themes
+
             ### v0.12.4 — Polls, Custom Relay & UI Polish
             - **NIP-1068 Polls** — create polls from the compose box, vote on polls in the feed, animated result bars with vote counts and percentages, per-pubkey dedup, expiry support
             - **Custom Go relay** — switched default relay from strfry to Vega's own Go relay (`wss://relay2.veganostr.com`) with 19 NIPs including NIP-45 COUNT, NIP-50 Search, and NIP-77 Negentropy
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ede1de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## v0.12.5 — UI Polish & Consistency (2026-04-09)
+
+### Fixed
+- V4V auto-streaming now stays off when manually disabled mid-episode; previously any play/pause/seek event would re-engage it for the same episode
+
+### Changed
+- Sentence case applied consistently to all button labels, tab labels, status text, and placeholders across every view
+- All hard-coded colors (`amber-*`, `gray-*`, `bg-white`, `text-white` on non-colored backgrounds) replaced with theme tokens — correct appearance across all 7 themes
+- All debug logging routed through `debug.ts` — production builds are fully silent (zero `console.*` leaks)
+- Unicode punctuation: `...` → `…`, ASCII `x` close buttons → `×` throughout
+- Hover `title` tooltips added to all truncated text (names, NIP-05, relay URLs, npub/nsec)
+- Focus rings added to interactive elements for keyboard navigation
+- `aria-label` added to all icon-only buttons
+
+## v0.12.4 — Polls, Custom Relay & UI Polish (2026-04-06)
+
+- NIP-1068 Polls — create, vote, animated result bars
+- Switched default relay to Vega's custom Go relay (`wss://relay2.veganostr.com`)
+- Note action icons with tooltips
+- Fix duplicate search results (people search deduplication)
+- Fix thread indentation overflow on narrow windows
+
+## v0.12.3 — Fix Direct Messages (2026-03-xx)
+
+- Fix DMs not loading — switched from fetchEvents to subscribe-based fetch for NIP-17 gift wraps
+
+## v0.12.2 — Vega Public Relay
+
+- `wss://relay2.veganostr.com` included by default
+
+## v0.12.1 — Fixes
+
+- Fix empty Media feed (24h time window)
+- Fix empty Trending feed (retry on empty)
+- Read-only mode banner
+
+## v0.12.0 — Podcasts & Value 4 Value
+
+- Built-in podcast player with Fountain.fm + Podcast Index
+- V4V streaming sats per minute to creators
+- Auto-streaming with per-episode caps and weekly budgets
+- V4V sidebar dashboard with history
+
+## v0.11.0 — Embedded Relay & Polish
+
+- Embedded Nostr relay (strfry), naddr links, new themes, follower badges
+
+## v0.10.0 — Rename to Vega
+
+- Project renamed from Wrystr to Vega (named after Jurij Vega)
+- All localStorage/keychain keys preserved for backward compatibility
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 4333ab6..7b011cd 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: hoornet <hoornet@users.noreply.github.com>
 pkgname=vega-nostr
-pkgver=0.12.4
+pkgver=0.12.5
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Cross-platform Nostr desktop client with Lightning integration"
 arch=('x86_64')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index abc65df..6d01be8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "vega",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.12.4",
+  "version": "0.12.5",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 102c98a..e83a50c 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "vega"
-version = "0.12.4"
+version = "0.12.5"
 description = "Cross-platform Nostr desktop client with Lightning integration"
 authors = ["hoornet"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 1974d4a..f4e4bf4 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Vega",
-  "version": "0.12.4",
+  "version": "0.12.5",
   "identifier": "com.hoornet.vega",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",