diff --git a/dalec/__init__.py b/dalec/__init__.py
index 788da1f..fe404ae 100644
--- a/dalec/__init__.py
+++ b/dalec/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.4"
+__version__ = "0.2.5"
diff --git a/tbump.toml b/tbump.toml
index 101047f..06da19a 100644
--- a/tbump.toml
+++ b/tbump.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [version]
-current = "0.2.4"
+current = "0.2.5"
 
 # valid versions:
 # we use semver