diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index f690bd4..4aa7ce2 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-10-13 - 1.2.4 - fix(core)
+Refactored DockerImageStore constructor to remove DockerHost dependency
+
+- Adjusted DockerImageStore constructor to remove dependency on DockerHost
+- Updated ts/classes.host.ts to align with DockerImageStore's new constructor signature
+
 ## 2024-08-21 - 1.2.3 - fix(dependencies)
 Update dependencies to the latest versions and fix image export test
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 4c00c0c..7ac8ed2 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@apiclient.xyz/docker',
-  version: '1.2.3',
+  version: '1.2.4',
   description: 'Provides easy communication with Docker remote API from Node.js, with TypeScript support.'
 }
diff --git a/ts/classes.host.ts b/ts/classes.host.ts
index 4a73db7..d8c6358 100644
--- a/ts/classes.host.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.host.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class DockerHost {
     }
     console.log(`using docker sock at ${pathToUse}`);
     this.socketPath = pathToUse;
-    this.imageStore = new DockerImageStore(this, {
+    this.imageStore = new DockerImageStore({
       bucketDir: null,
       localDirPath: this.options.imageStoreDir,
     })
diff --git a/ts/classes.imagestore.ts b/ts/classes.imagestore.ts
index b2bf3d9..e9f202c 100644
--- a/ts/classes.imagestore.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.imagestore.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface IDockerImageStoreConstructorOptions {
 export class DockerImageStore {
   public options: IDockerImageStoreConstructorOptions;
 
-  constructor(dockerHost: DockerHost, optionsArg: IDockerImageStoreConstructorOptions) {
+  constructor(optionsArg: IDockerImageStoreConstructorOptions) {
     this.options = optionsArg;
   }