diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 92cdd3655..b78fdeecd 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## __NEXT__
 
+
+## 25.0.0 (10 July 2024)
+
 ### Major changes
 
 * curate format-dates: Raises an error if provided date field does not exist in records. [#1509][] (@joverlee521)
diff --git a/augur/__version__.py b/augur/__version__.py
index 3d053e175..1b8b387b4 100644
--- a/augur/__version__.py
+++ b/augur/__version__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '24.4.0'
+__version__ = '25.0.0'
 
 
 def is_augur_version_compatible(version):