diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 9d48f4e..95b8f5c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Change Log
 All relevant changes to the project are documented in this file.
 
 
-[v2.5.0][UNRELEASED]
+[v2.5.0][] - 2023-04-30
 -----------------------
 
 ### Changes
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ All relevant changes to the project are documented in this file.
   disables compression for all other log targets
 - The default `syslog.conf` now logs debug messages again (disabled in
   v2.4.0) due to problems (confusion) reported in the field
-- Dropped not recommend `KillMode=process` from systemd unit file
+- Dropped not recommended `KillMode=process` from systemd unit file
 
 ### Fixes
 - Issue #60: document how to set side-wide permissions on log files
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ and a replacement for `syslog.h` to enable new features in RFC5424.
 - Several bugfixes and improvements, please refer to the .c files
 
 
-[UNRELEASED]: https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/compare/v2.4.4...HEAD
+[UNRELEASED]: https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/compare/v2.5.0...HEAD
 [v2.5.0]:     https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/compare/v2.4.4...v2.5.0
 [v2.4.4]:     https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/compare/v2.4.3...v2.4.4
 [v2.4.3]:     https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/compare/v2.4.2...v2.4.3
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c0551cd..4ac3626 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 # SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-AC_INIT([sysklogd], [2.5.0-rc1], [https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/issues],,
+AC_INIT([sysklogd], [2.5.0], [https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/issues],,
 	[https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign subdir-objects])