diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index f80b04b..410f243 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Jul 23, 2013 - v0.2.5  Fixed inconsistency in XML handling, now all instances
+    are always ElementTree objects (issue82).
+
 Jul 21, 2013 - v0.2.4  Fixed markdown bug for Fedora 17 information, fixed
     out-of-date windows information (issue79).  Fixed incorrect
     interpretation of Psot parameter (issue78).
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index bd59b1b..d9f833e 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ copyright = u'2013, John Evans'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.1'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.2.4'
+release = '0.2.5'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 95e778b..4f33418 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 import sys
 
 kwargs = {'name': 'Glymur',
-          'version': '0.2.4',
+          'version': '0.2.5rc1',
           'description': 'Tools for accessing JPEG2000 files',
           'long_description': open('README.md').read(),
           'author': 'John Evans',