diff --git a/docs/NEWS b/docs/NEWS
index 0668f4ea0..c2a034fe6 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS
+++ b/docs/NEWS
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-Version 2.5-beta2 ()
+Version 2.5.0 (13.02.2024)
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+   * Restore compatibility with PHP 7.4
+
+   * Remove bundled composer.phar (thanks to hboeck)
+
    * Update composer dependencies (mostly for PHP 8.3 compatibility):
       katzgrau/klogger (1.0.0 => 1.2.2)
       pear/http_request2 (v2.5.1 => v2.6.0)
       pear/net_dns2 (v1.5.3 => v1.5.4)
       psr/log (1.0.0 => 1.1.4)
-      psr/simple-cache (1.0.1 => 2.0.0)
       smarty/smarty (v4.3.2 => v4.3.5)
 
    * Fix a PHP notice in User management ("isEditable") (garvinhicking)
diff --git a/docs/RELEASE b/docs/RELEASE
index c94a02b58..0df94b508 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASE
+++ b/docs/RELEASE
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-stable:2.4.0
-beta:2.5-beta1
\ No newline at end of file
+stable:2.5.0
+beta:2.5.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/serendipity_config.inc.php b/serendipity_config.inc.php
index 1f2e4e3b6..402155e00 100644
--- a/serendipity_config.inc.php
+++ b/serendipity_config.inc.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 }
 
 // The version string
-$serendipity['version'] = '2.5-beta2';
+$serendipity['version'] = '2.5.0';
 
 
 // Setting this to 'false' will enable debugging output. All alpha/beta/cvs snapshot versions will emit debug information by default. To increase the debug level (to enable Smarty debugging), set this flag to 'debug'.