diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ad2504..acdf104 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.5.0] - 2026-09-24
+
 ### Added
 
 - `wpMiscUtilsRotl64` utility
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 197c4d5..437459c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.0
+2.5.0