diff --git a/newsroom/__init__.py b/newsroom/__init__.py
index 708cd3e84..195a7010f 100644
--- a/newsroom/__init__.py
+++ b/newsroom/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 from newsroom.user_roles import UserRole
 
-__version__ = "2.5.0-dev"
+__version__ = "2.5.0"
 
 # reuse content api dbs
 MONGO_PREFIX = "CONTENTAPI_MONGO"