diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 98a574b..f7b0792 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-Unreleased
-==========
+django-solo-2.5.0
+=================
+
+Date: 1 January, 2026
 
 * Add support for Django 5.2 and 6.0
 * Drop support for Python 3.9.
diff --git a/solo/__init__.py b/solo/__init__.py
index 7704a9e..f8f9162 100644
--- a/solo/__init__.py
+++ b/solo/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 things like global settings that you want to edit from the admin site.
 """
 
-__version__ = "2.4.0"
+__version__ = "2.5.0"