diff --git a/plover/__init__.py b/plover/__init__.py
index 484104434..a212970ff 100644
--- a/plover/__init__.py
+++ b/plover/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 """Plover: Open Source Stenography Software"""
 
-__version__ = '2.4.1'
+__version__ = '2.5.0'
 __copyright__ = '(C) 2010-2011 Joshua Harlan Lifton'
 __url__ = 'http://stenoknight.com/plover'
 __download_url__ = 'https://github.com/plover/plover'