diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 00757435..37017bd0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.22.0)
 project(
     ntf-core
     VERSION
-        2.2.4
+        2.2.5
     DESCRIPTION
         "NTF Core"
     HOMEPAGE_URL
diff --git a/groups/nts/ntsscm/ntsscm_versiontag.h b/groups/nts/ntsscm/ntsscm_versiontag.h
index 8a99e784..6c43c123 100644
--- a/groups/nts/ntsscm/ntsscm_versiontag.h
+++ b/groups/nts/ntsscm/ntsscm_versiontag.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ BSLS_IDENT("$Id: $")
 /// NTS release patch version.
 ///
 /// @ingroup module_ntsscm
-#define NTS_VERSION_PATCH 4
+#define NTS_VERSION_PATCH 5
 
 /// Construct a composite version number in the range [ 0 .. 999900 ] from
 /// the specified 'NTS_VERSION_MAJOR' and 'NTS_VERSION_MINOR' numbers