diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7baeb4ca..efefbfcc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 # 4. If any interfaces have been removed since the last public release, then set age to 0.
 
 set(SAC_SOVERSION_CURRENT   7)
-set(SAC_SOVERSION_REVISION  0)
+set(SAC_SOVERSION_REVISION  1)
 set(SAC_SOVERSION_AGE       0)
 
 math(EXPR SAC_SOVERSION_MAJOR "${SAC_SOVERSION_CURRENT} - ${SAC_SOVERSION_AGE}")
diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 9ffc90b7..bf879cc6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# Changes since v2.5.0 (v2.5.1)
+
+  - fix: restore GNUInstallDirs that was mistakenly removed.
+  - refactor of Channel constructors
+
 # Changes since v2.4 (v2.5)
 
 NOTE: this release requires rabbitmq-c v0.8.0 or better.
diff --git a/src/SimpleAmqpClient/Version.h b/src/SimpleAmqpClient/Version.h
index ce36e03e..d495ffaa 100644
--- a/src/SimpleAmqpClient/Version.h
+++ b/src/SimpleAmqpClient/Version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  */
 
 #define SIMPLEAMQPCLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR 2
-#define SIMPLEAMQPCLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 6
-#define SIMPLEAMQPCLIENT_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define SIMPLEAMQPCLIENT_VERSION_MINOR 5
+#define SIMPLEAMQPCLIENT_VERSION_PATCH 1
 
 #endif  // SIMPLEAMQPCLIENT_VERSION_H