diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2c84fa39..e61a6816 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 Changelog
 ========================================
 
+v1.2.4 - 2024-10-31
+----------------------------------------
+
+- Add `command.variables` as a convenience utility for defining global command variables [`6538886`](https://github.com/DannyBen/bashly/commit/6538886)
+- Update JSON schema to include `command.variables` [`28953fb`](https://github.com/DannyBen/bashly/commit/28953fb)
+- Refactor `command.variables` to a new `Variable` object [`3e5a060`](https://github.com/DannyBen/bashly/commit/3e5a060)
+- Add black and white to color library [`0573e0f`](https://github.com/DannyBen/bashly/commit/0573e0f)
+- Compare [`v1.2.3..v1.2.4`](https://github.com/dannyben/bashly/compare/v1.2.3..v1.2.4)
+
+
 v1.2.3 - 2024-10-16
 ----------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1eb2942b..ff91ef98 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM dannyben/alpine-ruby:3.3.3
 
 ENV PS1="\n\n>> bashly \W \$ "
-ENV BASHLY_VERSION=1.2.4
+ENV BASHLY_VERSION=1.2.5
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/examples/render-mandoc/docs/download.1 b/examples/render-mandoc/docs/download.1
index 9f75126e..f600827e 100644
--- a/examples/render-mandoc/docs/download.1
+++ b/examples/render-mandoc/docs/download.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 3.2
 .\"
-.TH "download" "1" "October 2024" "Version 0.1.0" "Sample application"
+.TH "download" "1" "November 2024" "Version 0.1.0" "Sample application"
 .SH NAME
 \f[B]download\f[R] \- Sample application
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/examples/render-mandoc/docs/download.md b/examples/render-mandoc/docs/download.md
index bec7a9c5..99c93073 100644
--- a/examples/render-mandoc/docs/download.md
+++ b/examples/render-mandoc/docs/download.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % download(1) Version 0.1.0 | Sample application
 % Lana Lang
-% October 2024
+% November 2024
 
 NAME
 ==================================================
diff --git a/lib/bashly/version.rb b/lib/bashly/version.rb
index 0764bd0f..7ca4fec1 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/version.rb
+++ b/lib/bashly/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Bashly
-  VERSION = '1.2.4'
+  VERSION = '1.2.5'
 end
diff --git a/lib/bashly/views/command/function.gtx b/lib/bashly/views/command/function.gtx
index 1e91fab0..00bfd52d 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/views/command/function.gtx
+++ b/lib/bashly/views/command/function.gtx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 = view_marker
 
 > {{ function_name }}_command() {
-= render(:variables).indent(2) if variables&.any?
+= render(:variables).indent(2)
 = load_user_file(filename).indent 2
 > }
 >
diff --git a/lib/bashly/views/command/initialize.gtx b/lib/bashly/views/command/initialize.gtx
index 2ae837fd..3be382b4 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/views/command/initialize.gtx
+++ b/lib/bashly/views/command/initialize.gtx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 if root_command?
   > 
+  = render(:variables).indent(2)
   = render(:environment_variables_default).indent 2
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/bashly/views/command/run.gtx b/lib/bashly/views/command/run.gtx
index e3af52c4..8dda6762 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/views/command/run.gtx
+++ b/lib/bashly/views/command/run.gtx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 if has_unique_args_or_flags?
   >   declare -A unique_lookup=()
 end
-= render(:variables).indent(2) if variables&.any?
 >   normalize_input "$@"
 >   parse_requirements "${input[@]}"
 if user_file_exist?('before')
diff --git a/lib/bashly/views/command/variables.gtx b/lib/bashly/views/command/variables.gtx
index 2c28db56..c6c53cee 100644
--- a/lib/bashly/views/command/variables.gtx
+++ b/lib/bashly/views/command/variables.gtx
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-= view_marker
+if variables.any?
+  = view_marker
 
-variables.each do |var|
-  = var.render(:definition)
-end
+  variables.each do |var|
+    = var.render(:definition)
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/approvals/examples/render-mandoc b/spec/approvals/examples/render-mandoc
index ca383f90..5c3d0ca3 100644
--- a/spec/approvals/examples/render-mandoc
+++ b/spec/approvals/examples/render-mandoc
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ ISSUE TRACKER
 AUTHORS
        Lana Lang.
 
-Version 0.1.0                    October 2024                      download(1)
+Version 0.1.0                    November 2024                     download(1)