diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 50c1fdc..2497f77 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+## 2.5.1
+
+`2.5.1` is a patch release focused on regressions introduced in `2.5.0` and on release lookup reliability.
+It fixes `#713`, addresses `#703`, and fixes `#724`. Regression testing shows that
+current `master` no longer reproduces the finalize-race behavior reported in `#704` and `#709`.
+
+## What's Changed
+
+### Bug fixes 🐛
+
+* fix: fetch correct asset URL after finalization; test; some refactoring by @pzhlkj6612 in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/738
+* fix: release marked as 'latest' despite make_latest: false by @Boshen in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/715
+* fix: use getReleaseByTag API instead of iterating all releases by @kim-em in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/725
+
+### Other Changes 🔄
+
+* dependency updates, including the ESM/runtime compatibility refresh in https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/731
+
 ## 2.5.0
 
 ## What's Changed
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c0504d4..37d2f9e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "action-gh-release",
-  "version": "2.5.0",
+  "version": "2.5.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "action-gh-release",
-      "version": "2.5.0",
+      "version": "2.5.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^3.0.0",
         "@actions/github": "^9.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 922f65e..32b0087 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "action-gh-release",
-  "version": "2.5.0",
+  "version": "2.5.1",
   "private": true,
   "description": "GitHub Action for creating GitHub Releases",
   "main": "lib/main.js",