diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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-## Updates (April 1, 2016)
-Yowsup v2.4.102 is out, See [release notes](https://github.com/tgalal/yowsup/releases/tag/v2.4.102)
+## Updates (May 22, 2016)
+Yowsup v2.5.0 is out, See [release notes](https://github.com/tgalal/yowsup/releases/tag/v2.5.0)
 
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diff --git a/yowsup/__init__.py b/yowsup/__init__.py
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-__version__ = "2.4.103"
+__version__ = "2.5.0"
 __author__ = "Tarek Galal"