diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d1343a17..96d4ff643 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+# 2.5.0
+
+<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at release/2.5.0 -->
+
+## What's Changed
+### Bugfixes
+* Fix: Fix indexer sync issue in cucumber tests by @jasonpaulos in https://github.com/algorand/java-algorand-sdk/pull/686
+### Enhancements
+* API Update: Regenerate code with the latest specification file (8f8a9ef2) by @github-actions in https://github.com/algorand/java-algorand-sdk/pull/661
+* Codegen: Regenerate code with the latest specification file (2335b019) by @github-actions in https://github.com/algorand/java-algorand-sdk/pull/715
+* Test: Add minbalance tests for Java SDK. by @gmalouf in https://github.com/algorand/java-algorand-sdk/pull/717
+* ci: upgrade checkout action to v4 by @michaeltchuang in https://github.com/algorand/java-algorand-sdk/pull/716
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/algorand/java-algorand-sdk/compare/2.4.0...2.5.0
+
 # 2.4.0
 
 <!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at release/2.4.0 -->
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2964d18b8..4a70162a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Maven:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.algorand</groupId>
     <artifactId>algosdk</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.0</version>
+    <version>2.5.0</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e18984ea8..659d1b7c2 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.algorand</groupId>
     <artifactId>algosdk</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.0</version>
+    <version>2.5.0</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>