diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b84275f1ca..fbe5d28f03 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ commands:
           name: Count Generated Project Dependencies
           environment:
           command: |
-            MAX_PACKAGES="2250"
+            MAX_PACKAGES="2254"
             total=$(./scripts/count-dependencies.js generated-project)
             echo "export TOTAL_PACKAGES=${total}" >> $BASH_ENV;
             source $BASH_ENV
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 4b6d365aa5..a456c9c293 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "packages": [
     "packages/*"
   ],
-  "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "publish": {
     "allowBranch": [
       "master"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e7f6a8ddd5..6c7f28bd26 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pwa-kit",
-  "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 657c2faa44..44b6cba6f6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pwa-kit",
-  "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "engines": {
     "node": "^14.0.0",
     "npm": "^6.14.4 || ^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/commerce-sdk-react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/commerce-sdk-react/CHANGELOG.md
index 83c5faed87..4a32655c2c 100644
--- a/packages/commerce-sdk-react/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/commerce-sdk-react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-## v2.5.0-alpha.0 (Jan 05, 2023)
-## v2.5.0-dev (Dec 01, 2022)
+## v2.5.0 (Jan 05, 2023)
+- Exclude test files in package file to avoid publishing them [#856](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/856)
+- Pass in 'headers' and 'rawResponse' options to mutation hooks [#845](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/845)
+- Commerce hooks: basket mutations [#834](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/834)
+- Remove overriding of params in mutation hooks [#859](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/859)
+
 ## v2.4.0 (Dec 01, 2022)
 
diff --git a/packages/commerce-sdk-react/package-lock.json b/packages/commerce-sdk-react/package-lock.json
index d57533174b..dcbd03227c 100644
--- a/packages/commerce-sdk-react/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/commerce-sdk-react/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "commerce-sdk-react",
-	"version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+	"version": "2.5.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 2,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
diff --git a/packages/commerce-sdk-react/package.json b/packages/commerce-sdk-react/package.json
index 9553380349..1622d44f66 100644
--- a/packages/commerce-sdk-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/commerce-sdk-react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "commerce-sdk-react-preview",
-  "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "description": "A library that provides react hooks for fetching data from Commerce Cloud",
   "author": "cc-pwa-kit@salesforce.com",
   "license": "See license in LICENSE",
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "@types/react": "^17.0.2",
     "@types/react-dom": "^17.0.2",
     "cross-env": "^5.2.0",
-    "internal-lib-build": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
+    "internal-lib-build": "^2.5.0",
     "jest-silent-reporter": "^0.5.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "nock": "^13.2.9",
diff --git a/packages/internal-lib-build/package-lock.json b/packages/internal-lib-build/package-lock.json
index 38df89923e..41c996fae5 100644
--- a/packages/internal-lib-build/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/internal-lib-build/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "internal-lib-build",
-	"version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+	"version": "2.5.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/internal-lib-build/package.json b/packages/internal-lib-build/package.json
index c3ddd78faf..e1a1ab9052 100644
--- a/packages/internal-lib-build/package.json
+++ b/packages/internal-lib-build/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "internal-lib-build",
-  "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "engines": {
     "node": "^14.0.0",
     "npm": "^6.14.4 || ^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0"
diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-create-app/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/pwa-kit-create-app/CHANGELOG.md
index 971dc260da..0934a8d648 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-create-app/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-create-app/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-## v2.5.0-dev (Dec 01, 2022)
+## v2.5.0 (Jan 5, 2023)
+- Add instanceType to Einstein activity body [#858](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/858)
+- Do not use a proxy to call Einstein [#857](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/857)
 
 ## v2.4.0 (Dec 01, 2022)
 - Update instanceUrl on retail-react-app-demo preset [#799](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/799)
diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-create-app/package-lock.json b/packages/pwa-kit-create-app/package-lock.json
index 354f1ab85e..bfeba256a4 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-create-app/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-create-app/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "pwa-kit-create-app",
-	"version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+	"version": "2.5.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-create-app/package.json b/packages/pwa-kit-create-app/package.json
index e251420620..dcdabda0ea 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-create-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-create-app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pwa-kit-create-app",
-  "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "description": "Salesforce's project generator tool",
   "author": "cc-pwa-kit@salesforce.com",
   "license": "See license in LICENSE",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "tar": "^6.1.11"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "internal-lib-build": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
+    "internal-lib-build": "^2.5.0",
     "verdaccio": "^5.9.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-dev/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/pwa-kit-dev/CHANGELOG.md
index c60cf7882b..62f778119b 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-dev/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-dev/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-## v2.5.0-alpha.0 (Jan 05, 2023)
-## v2.5.0-dev (Dec 01, 2022)
+## v2.5.0 (Jan 05, 2023)
+- Logging cid from res header isntead of req in local development [#821](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/821)
+
 ## v2.4.0 (Dec 01, 2022)
 -   Add `tail-logs` command [#789](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/789)
 -   Upgrade minimatch [#793](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/793)
diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-dev/package-lock.json b/packages/pwa-kit-dev/package-lock.json
index 4e8e1ccfc1..6525f40615 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-dev/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-dev/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "pwa-kit-dev",
-	"version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+	"version": "2.5.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 2,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-dev/package.json b/packages/pwa-kit-dev/package.json
index b1caf7d822..78141fc6f1 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-dev/package.json
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-dev/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pwa-kit-dev",
-  "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "description": "Build tools for pwa-kit",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     "minimatch": "3.0.5",
     "open": "^8.4.0",
     "prettier": "^1.18.2",
-    "pwa-kit-runtime": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
+    "pwa-kit-runtime": "^2.5.0",
     "react-refresh": "^0.13.0",
     "replace-in-file": "^6.2.0",
     "request": "^2.88.0",
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@loadable/component": "^5.15.0",
-    "internal-lib-build": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
+    "internal-lib-build": "^2.5.0",
     "nock": "^13.1.1",
     "superagent": "^6.1.0",
     "supertest": "^4.0.2"
diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-react-sdk/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/pwa-kit-react-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
index 8849aa2372..25845f1983 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-react-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-react-sdk/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-## v2.5.0-alpha.0 (Jan 05, 2023)
-## v2.5.0-dev (Dec 01, 2022)
+## v2.5.0 (Jan 05, 2023)
+- Replace morgan stream to use console.log [#847](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/847)
+- Do not use a proxy to call Einstein [#857](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/857)
+- Reuse Server Correlation ID when Hydrating Error Pages [#846](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/846)
+
 ## v2.4.0 (Dec 01, 2022)
 -   Fix `useServerContext` returning isServerSide=false when on server. [#782](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/782)
 -   Upgrade minimatch [#793](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/793) 
diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-react-sdk/package-lock.json b/packages/pwa-kit-react-sdk/package-lock.json
index 03db5927e1..0853ee25fc 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-react-sdk/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-react-sdk/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "pwa-kit-react-sdk",
-	"version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+	"version": "2.5.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-react-sdk/package.json b/packages/pwa-kit-react-sdk/package.json
index 3d37271b17..ad9e23d538 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-react-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-react-sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pwa-kit-react-sdk",
-  "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "description": "A library that supports the isomorphic React rendering pipeline for Commerce Cloud Managed Runtime apps",
   "engines": {
     "node": "^14.0.0",
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "hoist-non-react-statics": "^3.3.1",
     "mkdirp": "^1.0.4",
     "prop-types": "^15.6.0",
-    "pwa-kit-runtime": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
+    "pwa-kit-runtime": "^2.5.0",
     "react-ssr-prepass": "^1.5.0",
     "react-uid": "^2.2.0",
     "serialize-javascript": "^6.0.0",
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "@wojtekmaj/enzyme-adapter-react-17": "^0.6.6",
     "enzyme": "^3.8.0",
     "enzyme-adapter-react-16": "1.15.2",
-    "internal-lib-build": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
+    "internal-lib-build": "^2.5.0",
     "node-html-parser": "^3.3.4",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-runtime/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/pwa-kit-runtime/CHANGELOG.md
index 0df635c2dd..5c2a073750 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-runtime/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-runtime/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-## v2.5.0-alpha.0 (Jan 05, 2023)
-## v2.5.0-dev (Dec 01, 2022)
+## v2.5.0 (Jan 05, 2023)
+- Logging cid from res header isntead of req in local development [#821](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/821)
+- Replace morgan stream to use console.log [#847](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/847)
+
 ## v2.4.0 (Dec 01, 2022)
 ## v2.3.0 (Oct 27, 2022)
 - Performance: Skip retries when flushing CloudWatch metrics, prioritize returning a response instead. [720](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/720)
diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-runtime/package-lock.json b/packages/pwa-kit-runtime/package-lock.json
index eb32a665c3..680d00518c 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-runtime/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-runtime/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "pwa-kit-runtime",
-	"version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+	"version": "2.5.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-runtime/package.json b/packages/pwa-kit-runtime/package.json
index d359d5ae81..e5fda1a55e 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-runtime/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pwa-kit-runtime",
-  "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "description": "The PWAKit Runtime",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "@serverless/event-mocks": "^1.1.1",
     "aws-lambda-mock-context": "^3.2.1",
     "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
-    "internal-lib-build": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
+    "internal-lib-build": "^2.5.0",
     "nock": "^13.1.1",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
     "s3rver": "^3.1.0",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "watch": "1.0.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "pwa-kit-dev": "^2.5.0-alpha.0"
+    "pwa-kit-dev": "^2.5.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "pwa-kit-dev": {
diff --git a/packages/template-express-minimal/package-lock.json b/packages/template-express-minimal/package-lock.json
index 605bbd3768..a244bcdd3f 100644
--- a/packages/template-express-minimal/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/template-express-minimal/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "template-express-minimal",
-	"version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+	"version": "2.5.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/template-express-minimal/package.json b/packages/template-express-minimal/package.json
index a336d82bdb..17b04faee9 100644
--- a/packages/template-express-minimal/package.json
+++ b/packages/template-express-minimal/package.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
     "name": "template-express-minimal",
-    "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+    "version": "2.5.0",
     "license": "See license in LICENSE",
     "private": true,
     "devDependencies": {
-        "pwa-kit-dev": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
-        "pwa-kit-runtime": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
+        "pwa-kit-dev": "^2.5.0",
+        "pwa-kit-runtime": "^2.5.0",
         "supertest": "^4.0.2"
     },
     "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/template-retail-react-app/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/template-retail-react-app/CHANGELOG.md
index fa5ace6dd1..fbd4fba8c1 100644
--- a/packages/template-retail-react-app/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/template-retail-react-app/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-## v2.5.0-dev (Dec 01, 2022)
+## v2.5.0 (Jan 5, 2023)
+- Add instanceType to Einstein activity body [#858](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/858)
+- Do not use a proxy to call Einstein [#857](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/857)
+- Einstein handle variants [#867](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/867)
+- Fix cc exp year [#874](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/874)
+
 ## v2.4.0 (Dec 1, 2022)
 - Dynamic footer Copyright date [#741](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/741)
 - Footer copyright: remove the remaining hardcoded year [#760](https://github.com/SalesforceCommerceCloud/pwa-kit/pull/760)
diff --git a/packages/template-retail-react-app/package-lock.json b/packages/template-retail-react-app/package-lock.json
index 67d4f157c3..1b5da5c424 100644
--- a/packages/template-retail-react-app/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/template-retail-react-app/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "retail-react-app",
-	"version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+	"version": "2.5.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/template-retail-react-app/package.json b/packages/template-retail-react-app/package.json
index 3b532506ab..b16a7440a7 100644
--- a/packages/template-retail-react-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/template-retail-react-app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "retail-react-app",
-    "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+    "version": "2.5.0",
     "license": "See license in LICENSE",
     "private": true,
     "engines": {
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
         "njwt": "^1.2.0",
         "node-fetch": "^2.6.7",
         "prop-types": "^15.6.0",
-        "pwa-kit-dev": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
-        "pwa-kit-react-sdk": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
-        "pwa-kit-runtime": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
+        "pwa-kit-dev": "^2.5.0",
+        "pwa-kit-react-sdk": "^2.5.0",
+        "pwa-kit-runtime": "^2.5.0",
         "query-string": "^7.0.1",
         "raf": "^3.4.0",
         "randomstring": "^1.2.1",
diff --git a/packages/template-typescript-minimal/package-lock.json b/packages/template-typescript-minimal/package-lock.json
index 28c85d6576..ebdd227334 100644
--- a/packages/template-typescript-minimal/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/template-typescript-minimal/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "typescript-minimal",
-	"version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+	"version": "2.5.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/template-typescript-minimal/package.json b/packages/template-typescript-minimal/package.json
index f9ee61a54c..40235f8f3b 100644
--- a/packages/template-typescript-minimal/package.json
+++ b/packages/template-typescript-minimal/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "typescript-minimal",
-    "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+    "version": "2.5.0",
     "engines": {
         "node": "^14.0.0",
         "npm": "^6.14.4 || ^7.0.0 || ^8.0.0"
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
         "@types/react-dom": "^17.0.2",
         "cross-env": "^5.2.0",
         "cross-fetch": "^3.1.5",
-        "pwa-kit-dev": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
-        "pwa-kit-react-sdk": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
-        "pwa-kit-runtime": "^2.5.0-alpha.0",
+        "pwa-kit-dev": "^2.5.0",
+        "pwa-kit-react-sdk": "^2.5.0",
+        "pwa-kit-runtime": "^2.5.0",
         "react": "^17.0.2",
         "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
         "react-helmet": "^6.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/test-commerce-sdk-react/package-lock.json b/packages/test-commerce-sdk-react/package-lock.json
index 37c0149faa..db3e4f205e 100644
--- a/packages/test-commerce-sdk-react/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/test-commerce-sdk-react/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "test-commerce-sdk-react",
-	"version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+	"version": "2.5.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 1,
 	"requires": true,
 	"dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/test-commerce-sdk-react/package.json b/packages/test-commerce-sdk-react/package.json
index 5b61853eb3..ad4dc41f5f 100644
--- a/packages/test-commerce-sdk-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/test-commerce-sdk-react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "test-commerce-sdk-react",
-  "version": "2.5.0-alpha.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "private": true,
   "engines": {
     "node": "^14.0.0",
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
     "@types/react": "^17.0.2",
     "@types/react-dom": "^17.0.2",
     "@types/react-router-dom": "^5.1.2",
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