diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2e6f6d5d..ea1a1c3a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # GNU Make syntax
 VERSION_MAJOR := 1
-VERSION_MINOR := 24
+VERSION_MINOR := 25
 VERSION_PATCH := 0