diff --git a/CHANGELOG-7.x.md b/CHANGELOG-7.x.md
index 9bebf48..4fd8e46 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG-7.x.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG-7.x.md
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
 
 This changelog references the relevant changes (bug and security fixes) done to `orchestra/testbench`.
 
+## 7.12.1
+
+Released: 2022-11-12
+
+### Changes
+
+* Update minimum support for Testbench Core v7.12.1+. ([v7.12.0...v7.12.1](https://github.com/orchestral/testbench-core/compare/v7.12.0...v7.12.1))
+
+#### Testbench Changes
+
+##### Fixes
+
+* Fixes where the default database connection as `sqlite` causes an exception when the database file isn't available. The loaded application should revert to `testing` database connection for the state.
+
 ## 7.12.0
 
 Released: 2022-11-12
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 4098f83..06c8390 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "fakerphp/faker": "^1.9.2",
         "laravel/framework": "^9.36",
         "mockery/mockery": "^1.5.1",
-        "orchestra/testbench-core": "^7.12",
+        "orchestra/testbench-core": "^7.12.1",
         "phpunit/phpunit": "^9.5.10",
         "spatie/laravel-ray": "^1.28",
         "symfony/process": "^6.0.9",
diff --git a/core b/core
index 9753361..1d71c8d 160000
--- a/core
+++ b/core
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 97533612da9a5ccc7106268072f8fe5d3648f563
+Subproject commit 1d71c8db4da1c28764d666b519e76bc6643861fa