diff --git a/doc/CGATRelease.rst b/doc/CGATRelease.rst
index 5d6e5a44..deb2ccd6 100644
--- a/doc/CGATRelease.rst
+++ b/doc/CGATRelease.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ latest code can always be found in the code repository.
 Nevertheless, we occasionally prepare releases. Notes on
 each release are below.
 
+Release 0.2.5
+=============
+
+Minor bugfix release to ensure compatibility with pysam >= 0.8.4
+
 Release 0.2.4
 =============
 
diff --git a/scripts/version.py b/scripts/version.py
index 1f285b6f..f6d23c4d 100644
--- a/scripts/version.py
+++ b/scripts/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 
-__version__ = "0.2.4"
+__version__ = "0.2.5"