diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index c03c536..793b4b4 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.1.24
+current_version = 1.1.25
 commit = True
 tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 821fa56..059048c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.1.25 - 2026-07-23]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- remove the unused Gradio 5.x dependency that can downgrade `huggingface-hub` and prevent recent ComfyUI versions from starting
+- update the Music2Emotion submodule to remove its unused Gradio import and dependency
+
 ## [1.1.24 - 2026-07-22]
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index bdcb09b..dbc64de 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from .nodes.midi_nodes import *
 from .nodes.audio_music2emo_node import *
 from .nodes.workflow_export_nodes import *
 
-__version__ = "1.1.24"
+__version__ = "1.1.25"
 
 NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {
     "VrchAnyOSCControlNode": VrchAnyOSCControlNode,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e04df44..1a3e7a4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "comfyui-web-viewer"
 description = "The ComfyUI Web Viewer by vrch.ai is a custom node collection offering a real-time AI-generated interactive art framework. This utility integrates realtime streaming into ComfyUI workflows, supporting keyboard control nodes, OSC control nodes, sound input nodes, and more. Accessible from any device with a web browser, it enables real time interaction with AI-generated content, making it ideal for interactive visual projects and enhancing ComfyUI workflows with efficient content management and display."
-version = "1.1.24"
+version = "1.1.25"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 dependencies = ["aiohttp","ffmpeg-python","matplotlib","pydub","audioop-lts; python_version >= '3.13'","python-osc","qrcode[pil]","scikit-learn","srt","websockets"]
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 27dbdeb..2c32156 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ huggingface_hub
 # Music2Emotion dependencies
 chordparser==0.4.2
 fire==0.7.0
-gradio==5.40.0
 hydra-core==1.3.2
 librosa==0.10.2.post1
 mir_eval==0.8.2
diff --git a/third_party/music2emotion b/third_party/music2emotion
index 6212fe0..b1ebf02 160000
--- a/third_party/music2emotion
+++ b/third_party/music2emotion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6212fe0ad86a09e0121cb7fc15d6b279bfd058c9
+Subproject commit b1ebf02058b4f73b625febc56f322df8f643f4ef