prep 2.5.0 release
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5a20bb7..76b9558 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2.5.0
+- Features
+  - Rewrite selector and property handling to keep
+    them in order (#49)
+    Selectors and properties can now handle EndpointReferences
+    as values. This increases compatibility with Intel AMT 7.0
+    and later.
+  - ABI change, .so version 3
+  - Ruby: Add EndPointReference#to_s
+
 2.4.15
 - Features
   - Ruby: Add Fault#to_s
diff --git a/VERSION.cmake b/VERSION.cmake
index 767275c..18bcd01 100644
--- a/VERSION.cmake
+++ b/VERSION.cmake
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
 #    set COMPATMINOR to MINOR. (binary incompatible change)
 #
 
-# Package version 2.4.14
+# Package version 2.5.0
 SET(OPENWSMAN_MAJOR "2")
-SET(OPENWSMAN_MINOR "4")
-SET(OPENWSMAN_PATCH "14")
+SET(OPENWSMAN_MINOR "5")
+SET(OPENWSMAN_PATCH "0")
 
 # Plugin API 2.2
 SET(OPENWSMAN_PLUGIN_API_MAJOR "2")