diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ce868aa..417703a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ exclude: tests/data
 
 repos:
 - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
-  rev: v4.4.0
+  rev: v4.5.0
   hooks:
   - id: trailing-whitespace
   - id: end-of-file-fixer
@@ -10,22 +10,24 @@ repos:
   - id: check-added-large-files
 
 - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint
-  rev: v2.17.3
+  rev: v3.0.1
   hooks:
   - id: pylint
+    additional_dependencies:
+      - setuptools
 
 - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
-  rev: 23.3.0
+  rev: 23.10.1
   hooks:
   - id: black
 
 - repo: https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade
-  rev: v3.3.2
+  rev: v3.15.0
   hooks:
   - id: pyupgrade
     args: ["--py37-plus"]
 
 - repo: https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli
-  rev: v0.33.0
+  rev: v0.37.0
   hooks:
   - id: markdownlint-fix
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4fb769b..421e6db 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+1.2.5 | 2023-11-03 12:19:41 +0100
+
+  * GH-62: Preserve newlines before comments (Benjamin Bannier, Corelight)
+
+  * Bump pre-commit hooks (Benjamin Bannier, Corelight)
+
 1.2.4-7 | 2023-09-22 08:41:33 +0200
 
   * Fix race in project Makefile (Benjamin Bannier, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0527a8e..c813fe1 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.2.4-7
+1.2.5
diff --git a/tests/test_formatting.py b/tests/test_formatting.py
index 9fe6475..7513a27 100755
--- a/tests/test_formatting.py
+++ b/tests/test_formatting.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import pathlib
 import sys
 import unittest
+import textwrap
 
 # Sets up sys.path and provides helpers
 import testutils as tu
@@ -62,6 +63,34 @@ def test_index_slice(self):
         self.assertEqual(self._format(b"data[1 :1-1];").rstrip(), b"data[1 : 1 - 1];")
         self.assertEqual(self._format(b"data[f(): ];").rstrip(), b"data[f() :];")
 
+    def test_format_comment_separator(self):
+        """Validates that we preserve the separator before a comment. This is a
+        regression test for #62."""
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self._format(b"global x = 42;   # Inline.\n"), b"global x = 42; # Inline.\n"
+        )
+
+        code = textwrap.dedent(
+            """\
+               event zeek_init() {}
+               # Comment on next line.
+            """
+        )
+
+        expected = textwrap.dedent(
+            """\
+            event zeek_init()
+            \t{ }
+            # Comment on next line.
+            """
+        )
+
+        # We split out lines here to work around different line endings on Windows.
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self._format(code.encode()).decode().splitlines(), expected.splitlines()
+        )
+
 
 class TestFormattingErrors(unittest.TestCase):
     def _format(self, content):
diff --git a/zeekscript/__init__.py b/zeekscript/__init__.py
index 302f0cb..03ad113 100644
--- a/zeekscript/__init__.py
+++ b/zeekscript/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """Wrapper around more low-level tests."""
-__version__ = "1.2.4-7"
+__version__ = "1.2.5"
 __all__ = ["cli", "error", "formatter", "node", "output", "parser", "script"]
 
 from .cli import *
diff --git a/zeekscript/formatter.py b/zeekscript/formatter.py
index f6d3b50..33718e1 100644
--- a/zeekscript/formatter.py
+++ b/zeekscript/formatter.py
@@ -1336,10 +1336,15 @@ def __init__(self, script, node, ostream, indent=0, hints=None):
 class MinorCommentFormatter(CommentFormatter):
     def format(self):
         node = self.node
-        # There's something before us and it's not a newline, then
-        # separate this comment from it with a space:
-        if node.prev_cst_sibling and not node.prev_cst_sibling.is_nl():
-            self._write_sp()
+
+        # Preserve separator to previous node if any.
+        if node.prev_cst_sibling:
+            if node.prev_cst_sibling.is_nl():
+                # Keep newlines verbatim.
+                self._write_nl()
+            else:
+                # If we are on the same line, normalize to exactly one space.
+                self._write_sp()
 
         self._format_token()  # Write comment itself