diff --git a/scripts/generate-merge-message.js b/scripts/generate-merge-message.js
index c8aa481f8f..7592115e47 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-merge-message.js
+++ b/scripts/generate-merge-message.js
@@ -57,14 +57,17 @@ function getReleaseSchedule() {
   const firstReleaseYear = 2022;
   const firstReleaseMonth = 2;
 
+  // for any releases that are off schedule (i.e. v1.25.0 was released
+  // in the same month as v1.24.0), we need to adjust the release date
+  const offScheduleReleases = [25];
+
   return Array(100)
     .fill(0)
     .map((_, i) => {
-      // the 1.24 and 1.25 releases were both released in March 2024
-      const modifier = i >= 25 ? -1 : 0;
+      const modifier = offScheduleReleases.filter(v => i >= v).length;
       const date = getReleaseOfMonth(
         firstReleaseYear,
-        firstReleaseMonth + i + modifier,
+        firstReleaseMonth + i - modifier,
       );
       return { version: `1.${i}.0`, date };
     });