diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9aa540f..7f58a50 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.4"
+  ".": "0.2.5"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 574ed85..988cdc4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.5](https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/spanner/compare/0.2.4...0.2.5) (2026-01-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add dialect and configuration instructions ([#79](https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/spanner/issues/79)) ([a1dbc8c](https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/spanner/commit/a1dbc8c284fed0d3d1b3a0212f8399f66a46885d))
+
 ## [0.2.4](https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/spanner/compare/0.2.3...0.2.4) (2026-01-27)
 
 
diff --git a/gemini-extension.json b/gemini-extension.json
index 6353a2b..f511f96 100644
--- a/gemini-extension.json
+++ b/gemini-extension.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "spanner",
-  "version": "0.2.4",
+  "version": "0.2.5",
   "description": "Connect and interact with Spanner data using natural language.",
   "mcpServers": {
     "spanner": {