diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b3eb27d09ffb..5fe7bd0f06d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
     "dashboarding"
   ],
   "private": true,
-  "version": "2.4.0",
-  "branch": "main",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
+  "branch": "2.x",
   "types": "./opensearch_dashboards.d.ts",
   "tsdocMetadata": "./build/tsdoc-metadata.json",
   "build": {