diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index 87437e8f..1cfbde4f 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var (
 	GitDescribe string
 
 	// Version is main version number that is being run at the moment.
-	Version = "4.25.1"
+	Version = "4.25.2"
 
 	// VersionPrerelease is a pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
diff --git a/release_notes.txt b/release_notes.txt
index 3e66a1df..f56bf22e 100644
--- a/release_notes.txt
+++ b/release_notes.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+4.25.2:
+  - Fixed comments disappearing from end of file (#1217)
+  - Fixed empty base64 decoding error (#1209)
+  - JSON output now in colors (#1208)
+  - Added codeql and fixed minor issues
+  - Bumped go-yaml library
+  - Bumped go dependency
+
 4.25.1:
 - Can specify a split expression file #1194
 - Fixed append map bug when key matches value in existing map #1200
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 001b9539..12c39881 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: yq
-version: '4.25.1'
+version: '4.25.2'
 summary: A lightweight and portable command-line YAML processor
 description: |
   The aim of the project is to be the jq or sed of yaml files.