diff --git a/.changeset/nasty-dancers-suffer.md b/.changeset/nasty-dancers-suffer.md
deleted file mode 100644
index cc8eb4f6a..000000000
--- a/.changeset/nasty-dancers-suffer.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-"@assistant-ui/react": patch
----
-
-feat(runtimes/external-store): loosen the return type for convertMessage callback
diff --git a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
index d0abd29ee..06425c909 100644
--- a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @assistant-ui/react
 
+## 0.5.12
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- 8688a9f: feat(runtimes/external-store): loosen the return type for convertMessage callback
+
 ## 0.5.11
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index e336f51af..965ef2832 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "conversational-ui",
     "conversational-ai"
   ],
-  "version": "0.5.11",
+  "version": "0.5.12",
   "license": "MIT",
   "exports": {
     ".": {