diff --git a/.changeset/restore-next-peer-range.md b/.changeset/restore-next-peer-range.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf775c1a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/restore-next-peer-range.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@faustwp/core': patch
+'@faustwp/blocks': patch
+---
+
+Restored the `next` peer dependency ranges (`>=12.1.6` for `@faustwp/core`, `^15.5.5 || ^16.0.0` for `@faustwp/blocks`) that an automated dependency bump had narrowed to `^16.3.3`.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b2199b40a..aa589987d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -27252,7 +27252,7 @@
 				"@apollo/client": ">=3.6.6",
 				"@faustwp/core": ">=1.1.0",
 				"@wordpress/style-engine": ">=1.18.0",
-				"next": "^16.3.3",
+				"next": "^15.5.5 || ^16.0.0",
 				"react": ">=17.0.2",
 				"react-dom": ">=17.0.2"
 			}
@@ -27714,7 +27714,7 @@
 			},
 			"peerDependencies": {
 				"@apollo/client": ">=3.6.6",
-				"next": "^16.3.3",
+				"next": ">=12.1.6",
 				"react": ">=17.0.2",
 				"react-dom": ">=17.0.2"
 			}
diff --git a/packages/blocks/package.json b/packages/blocks/package.json
index be0bfc80a..18c3f9e7a 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/package.json
+++ b/packages/blocks/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		"@apollo/client": ">=3.6.6",
 		"@faustwp/core": ">=1.1.0",
 		"@wordpress/style-engine": ">=1.18.0",
-		"next": "^16.3.3",
+		"next": "^15.5.5 || ^16.0.0",
 		"react": ">=17.0.2",
 		"react-dom": ">=17.0.2"
 	},
diff --git a/packages/faustwp-core/package.json b/packages/faustwp-core/package.json
index c0511a994..ffefa9dcb 100644
--- a/packages/faustwp-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/faustwp-core/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	"types": "dist/cjs/index.d.ts",
 	"peerDependencies": {
 		"@apollo/client": ">=3.6.6",
-		"next": "^16.3.3",
+		"next": ">=12.1.6",
 		"react": ">=17.0.2",
 		"react-dom": ">=17.0.2"
 	},