diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yaml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yaml
index 0d9cec5c..e7168f09 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yaml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yaml
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ body:
       label: Hugo Version
       description: What version of Hugo are you running?
       options:
-        - Hugo >= 0.112.4 (Recommended - Minimum version required for PaperMod)
-        - Hugo < 0.112.4  (Incompatible - Not recommended to build PaperMod on lower verions)
+        - Hugo >= 0.125.7 (Recommended - Minimum version required for PaperMod)
+        - Hugo < 0.125.7  (Incompatible - Not recommended to build PaperMod on lower verions)
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: input
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index 6a43bcdd..092772b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
       hugoVersion:
         description: "Hugo Version"
         required: false
-        default: "0.112.4"
+        default: "0.125.7"
 
 # Allow one concurrent deployment
 concurrency:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      HUGO_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.hugoVersion || '0.112.4' }}
+      HUGO_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.hugoVersion || '0.125.7' }}
     steps:
       - name: Install Hugo CLI
         run: |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0637bf92..1c000728 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 **ExampleSite** can be found here: [**exampleSite**](https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod/tree/exampleSite). Demo is built up with [exampleSite](https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod/tree/exampleSite) as source.
 
 [![hugo-papermod](https://img.shields.io/badge/Hugo--Themes-@PaperMod-blue)](https://themes.gohugo.io/themes/hugo-papermod/)
-[![Minimum Hugo Version](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=min-HUGO-version&message=>=v0.112.4&color=blue&logo=hugo)](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/tag/v0.112.4)
+[![Minimum Hugo Version](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=min-HUGO-version&message=>=v0.125.7&color=blue&logo=hugo)](https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/tag/v0.125.7)
 [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/971046860317921340?label=Discord&logo=discord)](https://discord.gg/ahpmTvhVmp)
 [![GitHub](https://img.shields.io/github/license/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod)](https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod/blob/master/LICENSE)
 ![code-size](https://img.shields.io/github/languages/code-size/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod)
diff --git a/layouts/_default/baseof.html b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
index df611bfb..94e7d585 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/baseof.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-{{- if lt hugo.Version "0.112.4" }}
-{{- errorf "=> hugo v0.112.4 or greater is required for hugo-PaperMod to build " }}
+{{- if lt hugo.Version "0.125.7" }}
+{{- errorf "=> hugo v0.125.7 or greater is required for hugo-PaperMod to build " }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 <!DOCTYPE html>
diff --git a/theme.toml b/theme.toml
index f659f5c9..85c7b735 100644
--- a/theme.toml
+++ b/theme.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ features = [
   "scroll-to-top",
   "search"
 ]
-min_version = "0.112.4"
+min_version = "0.125.7"
 
 [author]
   name = "Aditya Telange"