diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index 7fe39ddb0..cbe419aaf 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>apache-sshd</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 537336ad3..177f939ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
     <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.5.0</version>
     <name>Apache Mina SSHD</name>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <inceptionYear>2008</inceptionYear>
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/mina-sshd.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/mina-sshd.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/apache/mina-sshd/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
-        <tag>master</tag>
+        <tag>sshd-2.5.0</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/sshd-cli/pom.xml b/sshd-cli/pom.xml
index be3df4639..3224e5a40 100644
--- a/sshd-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-cli/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-cli</artifactId>
diff --git a/sshd-common/pom.xml b/sshd-common/pom.xml
index 69c6001fd..2f2de5756 100644
--- a/sshd-common/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-common/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sshd-contrib/pom.xml b/sshd-contrib/pom.xml
index b79da4c3e..2df074d6f 100644
--- a/sshd-contrib/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-contrib/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- NOTE ::: NOTE ::: NOTE ::: NOTE ::: NOTE ::: NOTE ::: NOTE ::: NOTE :::
diff --git a/sshd-core/pom.xml b/sshd-core/pom.xml
index 2dfe7bae4..ef9344147 100644
--- a/sshd-core/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sshd-git/pom.xml b/sshd-git/pom.xml
index cea48526f..dce845278 100644
--- a/sshd-git/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-git/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-git</artifactId>
diff --git a/sshd-ldap/pom.xml b/sshd-ldap/pom.xml
index 0f7f322f6..6e47ca7cf 100644
--- a/sshd-ldap/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-ldap/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-ldap</artifactId>
diff --git a/sshd-mina/pom.xml b/sshd-mina/pom.xml
index 956c36c9c..a413e5db1 100644
--- a/sshd-mina/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-mina/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sshd-netty/pom.xml b/sshd-netty/pom.xml
index 8fa432c3e..49b377db8 100644
--- a/sshd-netty/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-netty/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sshd-openpgp/pom.xml b/sshd-openpgp/pom.xml
index 0157227aa..1268fe263 100644
--- a/sshd-openpgp/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-openpgp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sshd-osgi/pom.xml b/sshd-osgi/pom.xml
index 47609e90a..0e82b0927 100644
--- a/sshd-osgi/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-osgi/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-osgi</artifactId>
diff --git a/sshd-putty/pom.xml b/sshd-putty/pom.xml
index 25aa7e59c..72275b8e4 100644
--- a/sshd-putty/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-putty/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
         <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sshd-scp/pom.xml b/sshd-scp/pom.xml
index e8d8ac5b0..7992bf199 100644
--- a/sshd-scp/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-scp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-scp</artifactId>
diff --git a/sshd-sftp/pom.xml b/sshd-sftp/pom.xml
index 211e48e28..a6a7f5418 100644
--- a/sshd-sftp/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-sftp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-sftp</artifactId>
diff --git a/sshd-spring-sftp/pom.xml b/sshd-spring-sftp/pom.xml
index 888a8508c..7e70692f2 100644
--- a/sshd-spring-sftp/pom.xml
+++ b/sshd-spring-sftp/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.sshd</groupId>
         <artifactId>sshd</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.5.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>sshd-spring-sftp</artifactId>