diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 73e9fc4..0d2cbac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.25.6-alpha] - unreleased
+
+This is an alpha version! The changes listed here are not final.
+
+### Changed
+- Updated package dependencies.
+
 ## [0.25.5] - 2025-01-06
 ### Changed
 - Updated package dependencies. [#40798] [#40810] [#40811] [#40841]
@@ -502,6 +509,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - AI Client: stop using smart document visibility handling on the fetchEventSource library, so it does not restart the completion when changing tabs. [#32004]
 - Updated package dependencies. [#31468] [#31659] [#31785]
 
+[0.25.6-alpha]: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-ai-client/compare/v0.25.5...v0.25.6-alpha
 [0.25.5]: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-ai-client/compare/v0.25.4...v0.25.5
 [0.25.4]: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-ai-client/compare/v0.25.3...v0.25.4
 [0.25.3]: https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-ai-client/compare/v0.25.2...v0.25.3
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 62b4d38..885eb40 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"private": false,
 	"name": "@automattic/jetpack-ai-client",
-	"version": "0.25.5",
+	"version": "0.25.6-alpha",
 	"description": "A JS client for consuming Jetpack AI services",
 	"homepage": "https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/tree/HEAD/projects/js-packages/ai-client/#readme",
 	"bugs": {
@@ -44,22 +44,22 @@
 	"main": "./build/index.js",
 	"types": "./build/index.d.ts",
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@automattic/jetpack-base-styles": "^0.6.39",
-		"@automattic/jetpack-connection": "^0.36.3",
-		"@automattic/jetpack-shared-extension-utils": "^0.16.3",
+		"@automattic/jetpack-base-styles": "^0.6.40-alpha",
+		"@automattic/jetpack-connection": "^0.36.4-alpha",
+		"@automattic/jetpack-shared-extension-utils": "^0.16.4-alpha",
 		"@microsoft/fetch-event-source": "2.0.1",
 		"@types/react": "18.3.18",
 		"@types/wordpress__block-editor": "11.5.16",
-		"@wordpress/api-fetch": "7.14.0",
-		"@wordpress/base-styles": "5.14.0",
-		"@wordpress/blob": "4.14.0",
-		"@wordpress/block-editor": "14.9.0",
-		"@wordpress/components": "29.0.0",
-		"@wordpress/compose": "7.14.0",
-		"@wordpress/data": "10.14.0",
-		"@wordpress/element": "6.14.0",
-		"@wordpress/i18n": "5.14.0",
-		"@wordpress/icons": "10.14.0",
+		"@wordpress/api-fetch": "7.16.0",
+		"@wordpress/base-styles": "5.16.0",
+		"@wordpress/blob": "4.16.0",
+		"@wordpress/block-editor": "14.11.0",
+		"@wordpress/components": "29.2.0",
+		"@wordpress/compose": "7.16.0",
+		"@wordpress/data": "10.16.0",
+		"@wordpress/element": "6.16.0",
+		"@wordpress/i18n": "5.16.0",
+		"@wordpress/icons": "10.16.0",
 		"clsx": "2.1.1",
 		"debug": "4.4.0",
 		"markdown-it": "14.1.0",