diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d3cb8b0..307f42e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
-## 2.5.0 (unreleased)
+## 2.5.0
 
 - Unicode 15.1
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e180d0..5bd4b64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ For even older Rubies, use version 2.3.0 of this gem: **2.3**, **2.2**, **2.1**,
 
 ## Version 2.4.2 — Performance Updates
 
-**If you use this gem, you should really upgrade to 2.4.2. It's often 100x faster, sometimes even 1000x and more!**
+**If you use this gem, you should really upgrade to 2.4.2 or newer. It's often 100x faster, sometimes even 1000x and more!**
 
 This is possible because the gem now detects if you use very basic (and common) characters, like ASCII characters. Furthermore, the charachter width lookup code has been optimized, so even when full-width characters are involved, the gem is much faster now.
 
diff --git a/lib/unicode/display_width/constants.rb b/lib/unicode/display_width/constants.rb
index cb749f1..038b0b0 100644
--- a/lib/unicode/display_width/constants.rb
+++ b/lib/unicode/display_width/constants.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module Unicode
   class DisplayWidth
-    VERSION = "2.4.2"
+    VERSION = "2.5.0"
     UNICODE_VERSION = "15.1.0"
     DATA_DIRECTORY = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../../data/")
     INDEX_FILENAME = DATA_DIRECTORY + "/display_width.marshal.gz"