diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
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 anesthetic: nested sampling post-processing
 ===========================================
 :Authors: Will Handley and Lukas Hergt
-:Version: 2.4.0
+:Version: 2.5.0
 :Homepage: https://github.com/handley-lab/anesthetic
 :Documentation: http://anesthetic.readthedocs.io/
 
diff --git a/anesthetic/_version.py b/anesthetic/_version.py
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.4.0'
+__version__ = '2.5.0'