diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d343905b..895fd6b0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ include_regular_expression("^.*$")
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # OPENJPEG version number, useful for packaging and doxygen doc:
 set(OPENJPEG_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
-set(OPENJPEG_VERSION_MINOR 4)
+set(OPENJPEG_VERSION_MINOR 5)
 set(OPENJPEG_VERSION_BUILD 0)
 set(OPENJPEG_VERSION
   "${OPENJPEG_VERSION_MAJOR}.${OPENJPEG_VERSION_MINOR}.${OPENJPEG_VERSION_BUILD}")
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index a4b5fdef..dd438f9e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: 2.4.0.{build}
+version: 2.5.0.{build}
 branches:
   except:
   - coverity_scan