diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eb77a081..50971f62 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # sqlite3-ruby Changelog
 
-## 2.5.0.rc1 / 2024-12-14
+## 2.5.0 / 2024-12-25
 
 ### Ruby
 
diff --git a/lib/sqlite3/version.rb b/lib/sqlite3/version.rb
index 25f3b1bd..d4676418 100644
--- a/lib/sqlite3/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sqlite3/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module SQLite3
   # (String) the version of the sqlite3 gem, e.g. "2.1.1"
-  VERSION = "2.5.0.rc1"
+  VERSION = "2.5.0"
 end