diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 79176b0..23b2b31 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,15 +5,21 @@ Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/); version
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.2.5] - 2026-08-13
+
+Rate-limit form polish after 1.2.4. Upgrading is a tag bump; no migration.
+
 ### Changed
 
-- panel: level-1 backstop is shown as muted copy on the domain form
-  (`N messages / Ws — Settings`) and in message-limit labels; Settings uses a
-  code-row for the L1 value. Domain and application rate-limit status uses the
-  shared `st` badge. Trusted-IP help sits under the IP field; domain rate-limit
-  help sits above Save; Address mode / trusted-IP columns share muted leads and
-  matched control height; Domain settings uses subgrid so DMARC and rate-limit
-  rows line up.
+- panel: rate-limit forms refined — level-1 backstop as muted copy on the
+  domain settings form (`N messages / Ws — Settings`) and in message-limit
+  labels (`max N`); Settings shows the L1 ceiling in a code-row. Domain,
+  application, and Edit-toggle limit state use the shared `st` badge instead of
+  bold text or parenthetical copy. Address mode and trusted-IP override columns
+  carry muted leads and matched control height; trusted-IP help sits under the
+  IP field. Domain settings pairs DMARC reports with the level-2 rate limit
+  using CSS subgrid so titles, fields, and Save / Remove buttons line up across
+  columns.
 
 ## [1.2.4] - 2026-08-12
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1369e45..ab632da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ docker run --rm -d --name selfpost-try \
   -e SELFPOST_HOSTNAME=mail.local.test \
   -e PANEL_COOKIE_SECURE=false \
   -v selfpost-try-data:/data \
-  ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:1.2.4
+  ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:1.2.5
 ```
 
 **Get the setup URL** (pick one):
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
index 4c775b3..1209160 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 services:
   selfpost:
-    image: ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:1.2.4
+    image: ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:1.2.5
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       SELFPOST_HOSTNAME: "${SELFPOST_HOSTNAME:?set the mail/panel hostname, e.g. mail.example.com}"
diff --git a/docs/guide.md b/docs/guide.md
index 568572d..499efd8 100644
--- a/docs/guide.md
+++ b/docs/guide.md
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ but it can look like an open port in external scans.
 ## Fixed image tag
 
 `deploy/docker-compose.yml` pins an explicit version (`ghcr.io/mixeme/selfpost:X.Y.Z`),
-deliberately never `:latest`. The current pin is `1.2.4`. Intermediate
+deliberately never `:latest`. The current pin is `1.2.5`. Intermediate
 CHANGELOG sections (`0.2.0`…`0.6.0`) record development cuts from before that
 image was published. Pinning matters because of the backup version check above:
 the panel binary's embedded version and the image tag that produced it are the