diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Revision history for mysql-haskell
 
+## 1.2.5 -- 2026.05.04
++ Replace abandoned `pem` dependency with `crypton-pem` (#84)
+
 ## 1.2.4 -- 2026.04.20
 + Fix benchmark compilation failures (#82):
   + Replace deleted `Data.Binary.Parser.Char8` import in benchmark with
diff --git a/mysql-haskell.cabal b/mysql-haskell.cabal
--- a/mysql-haskell.cabal
+++ b/mysql-haskell.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:      3.4
 name:               mysql-haskell
-version:            1.2.4
+version:            1.2.5
 synopsis:           pure haskell MySQL driver
 description:        pure haskell MySQL driver.
 license:            BSD-3-Clause
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
     io-streams >=1.2 && <2.0,
     monad-loops >=0.4 && <0.5,
     network >=2.3 && <4.0,
-    pem >=0.2.4 && <0.3,
+    crypton-pem >=0.2.4 && <0.4,
     scientific >=0.3 && <0.4,
     text >=1.1 && <2.1 || ^>=2.1,
     time >=1.5.0 && <1.12 || ^>=1.12.2 || ^>=1.14,