diff --git a/docs/manual/manual.md b/docs/manual/manual.md
index 0f81642f7..2aa6024ae 100644
--- a/docs/manual/manual.md
+++ b/docs/manual/manual.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Home Manager Manual {#home-manager-manual}
 
-## Version 24.05 (unstable)
+## Version 25.05 (unstable)
 
 
 ```{=include=} preface
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes/release-notes.md
index dabeba0c9..b7d1b4380 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ This section lists the release notes for stable versions of Home Manager
 and the current unstable version.
 
 ```{=include=} chapters
+rl-2505.md
 rl-2411.md
 rl-2405.md
 rl-2311.md
diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-2505.md b/docs/release-notes/rl-2505.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dec0f2131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-2505.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Release 25.05 {#sec-release-25.05}
+
+This is the current unstable branch and the information in this
+section is therefore not final.
+
+## Highlights {#sec-release-25.05-highlights}
+
+This release has the following notable changes:
+
+- No changes.
+
+## State Version Changes {#sec-release-25.05-state-version-changes}
+
+The state version in this release includes the changes below. These
+changes are only active if the `home.stateVersion` option is set to
+\"25.05\" or later.
+
+- No changes.
diff --git a/home-manager/home-manager b/home-manager/home-manager
index 5bf796b47..71b982f40 100644
--- a/home-manager/home-manager
+++ b/home-manager/home-manager
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
             export VERBOSE=1
             ;;
         --version)
-            echo 24.11-pre
+            echo 25.05-pre
             exit 0
             ;;
         *)
diff --git a/release.json b/release.json
index e5d3102cf..1d2863a09 100644
--- a/release.json
+++ b/release.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "release": "24.11",
+  "release": "25.05",
   "isReleaseBranch": false
 }