diff --git a/core/python/.SRCINFO b/core/python/.SRCINFO
index 1f89400ac..05e1db134 100644
--- a/core/python/.SRCINFO
+++ b/core/python/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = python
 	pkgdesc = The Python programming language
-	pkgver = 3.12.4
+	pkgver = 3.12.5
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://www.python.org/
 	arch = x86_64
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ pkgbase = python
 	depends = zlib
 	depends = tzdata
 	depends = mpdecimal
-	source = https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.12.4/Python-3.12.4.tar.xz
-	source = https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.12.4/Python-3.12.4.tar.xz.asc
+	source = https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.12.5/Python-3.12.5.tar.xz
+	source = https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.12.5/Python-3.12.5.tar.xz.asc
 	source = EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
 	validpgpkeys = 0D96DF4D4110E5C43FBFB17F2D347EA6AA65421D
 	validpgpkeys = E3FF2839C048B25C084DEBE9B26995E310250568
 	validpgpkeys = A035C8C19219BA821ECEA86B64E628F8D684696D
 	validpgpkeys = 7169605F62C751356D054A26A821E680E5FA6305
-	sha512sums = 750132ee6369196096130a924f4ddb78b9a55804133e5d136a70b9280928822974d1aa559d844486df02e89155fb0d8117871e1ac532abc18174309ca4b08369
+	sha512sums = 7a1c30d798434fe24697bc253f6010d75145e7650f66803328425c8525331b9fa6b63d12a652687582db205f8d4c8279c8f73c338168592481517b063351c921
 	sha512sums = SKIP
 	sha512sums = 62a6fbfbaeaa3ba7c54e109d9c3b7f67e73bb21986da4c1fcc5d28cca83d71e0fcae28e1fc70ee8ddce7dea8cd0b64e18d1031dae3a2eae5eaa379c53efd53a0
 
diff --git a/core/python/.nvchecker.toml b/core/python/.nvchecker.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0e4ca950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/python/.nvchecker.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[python]
+source = "git"
+git = "https://github.com/python/cpython.git"
+prefix = "v"
+exclude_regex = ".*(a|b|rc).*"
diff --git a/core/python/PKGBUILD b/core/python/PKGBUILD
index 6a7406299..d4692a73f 100644
--- a/core/python/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/python/PKGBUILD
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ shopt -s extglob
 
 pkgbase=python
 pkgname=(python python-tests)
-pkgver=3.12.4
+pkgver=3.12.5
 pkgrel=1
 _pybasever=${pkgver%.*}
 pkgdesc="The Python programming language"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ depends=('bzip2' 'expat' 'gdbm' 'libffi' 'libnsl' 'libxcrypt' 'openssl' 'zlib' '
 makedepends=('tk' 'sqlite' 'bluez-libs' 'llvm' 'gdb' 'xorg-server-xvfb' 'ttf-font')
 source=("https://www.python.org/ftp/python/${pkgver%rc*}/Python-${pkgver}.tar.xz"{,.asc}
         EXTERNALLY-MANAGED)
-sha512sums=('750132ee6369196096130a924f4ddb78b9a55804133e5d136a70b9280928822974d1aa559d844486df02e89155fb0d8117871e1ac532abc18174309ca4b08369'
+sha512sums=('7a1c30d798434fe24697bc253f6010d75145e7650f66803328425c8525331b9fa6b63d12a652687582db205f8d4c8279c8f73c338168592481517b063351c921'
             'SKIP'
             '62a6fbfbaeaa3ba7c54e109d9c3b7f67e73bb21986da4c1fcc5d28cca83d71e0fcae28e1fc70ee8ddce7dea8cd0b64e18d1031dae3a2eae5eaa379c53efd53a0')
 validpgpkeys=('0D96DF4D4110E5C43FBFB17F2D347EA6AA65421D'  # Ned Deily (Python release signing key) <nad@python.org>