diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 179bb48b..a6d01cc0 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-    "packages/as-sha256": "1.2.4",
-    "packages/persistent-merkle-tree": "1.3.0",
+    "packages/as-sha256": "1.2.5",
+    "packages/persistent-merkle-tree": "1.3.1",
     "packages/persistent-ts": "1.0.3",
-    "packages/ssz": "1.6.2"
+    "packages/ssz": "1.6.3"
 }
diff --git a/packages/as-sha256/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/as-sha256/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a4ac1e1..89695050 100644
--- a/packages/as-sha256/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/as-sha256/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.2.5](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/compare/as-sha256-v1.2.4...as-sha256-v1.2.5) (2026-08-18)
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* reduce test workflow critical path ([#539](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/issues/539)) ([dcc065d](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/commit/dcc065d26fbbfe5e98a2e9909230b5990fabc383))
+
 ## [1.2.4](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/compare/as-sha256-v1.2.3...as-sha256-v1.2.4) (2026-04-21)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/as-sha256/package.json b/packages/as-sha256/package.json
index 7a073cbd..7d285d69 100644
--- a/packages/as-sha256/package.json
+++ b/packages/as-sha256/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@chainsafe/as-sha256",
-  "version": "1.2.4",
+  "version": "1.2.5",
   "description": "An AssemblyScript implementation of SHA256",
   "author": "ChainSafe Systems",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/packages/persistent-merkle-tree/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/persistent-merkle-tree/CHANGELOG.md
index 84651ac5..dcca8e84 100644
--- a/packages/persistent-merkle-tree/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/persistent-merkle-tree/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guideline
   * dependencies
     * @chainsafe/as-sha256 bumped to 0.4.2
 
+## [1.3.1](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/compare/persistent-merkle-tree-v1.3.0...persistent-merkle-tree-v1.3.1) (2026-08-18)
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* The following workspace dependencies were updated
+  * dependencies
+    * @chainsafe/as-sha256 bumped to 1.2.5
+
 ## [1.3.0](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/compare/persistent-merkle-tree-v1.2.5...persistent-merkle-tree-v1.3.0) (2026-05-18)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/persistent-merkle-tree/package.json b/packages/persistent-merkle-tree/package.json
index ff81b3cd..b27e1471 100644
--- a/packages/persistent-merkle-tree/package.json
+++ b/packages/persistent-merkle-tree/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.3.1",
   "description": "Merkle tree implemented as a persistent datastructure",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {
diff --git a/packages/ssz/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/ssz/CHANGELOG.md
index ea368749..7077014c 100644
--- a/packages/ssz/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/ssz/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,26 @@ See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guideline
     * @chainsafe/as-sha256 bumped from 1.1.0 to 1.2.0
     * @chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree bumped from 1.1.0 to 1.2.0
 
+## [1.6.3](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/compare/ssz-v1.6.2...ssz-v1.6.3) (2026-08-18)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* check first offset in readVariableOffsetsArrayComposite ([#543](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/issues/543)) ([2b876ad](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/commit/2b876ad367c078419f7ee9ed8c9c6057aa63305d))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* reduce test workflow critical path ([#539](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/issues/539)) ([dcc065d](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/commit/dcc065d26fbbfe5e98a2e9909230b5990fabc383))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* The following workspace dependencies were updated
+  * dependencies
+    * @chainsafe/as-sha256 bumped to 1.2.5
+    * @chainsafe/persistent-merkle-tree bumped to 1.3.1
+
 ## [1.6.2](https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz/compare/ssz-v1.6.1...ssz-v1.6.2) (2026-07-14)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/ssz/package.json b/packages/ssz/package.json
index 340c5ee4..5b660457 100644
--- a/packages/ssz/package.json
+++ b/packages/ssz/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/ChainSafe/ssz.git",
     "directory": "packages/ssz"
   },
-  "version": "1.6.2",
+  "version": "1.6.3",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "types": "./lib/index.d.ts",