diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index c9dd8fd1..6073c436 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-2.5.0 (in development)
+2.5.0 (22 August 2022)
 ----------------------
 
 * Add support for the rinohtype builder (reported by brechtm, see issue #275).
diff --git a/src/sphinxcontrib/bibtex/__init__.py b/src/sphinxcontrib/bibtex/__init__.py
index 18c9c346..dd61a489 100644
--- a/src/sphinxcontrib/bibtex/__init__.py
+++ b/src/sphinxcontrib/bibtex/__init__.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def setup(app: Sphinx) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     app.add_role("footcite", FootCiteRole())
 
     return {
-        'version': '2.4.3a0',
+        'version': '2.5.0',
         'env_version': 9,
         'parallel_read_safe': True,
         'parallel_write_safe': True,