diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ae63c739f3..59c6826d84 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ subprojects { subProject ->
     defaultTasks 'build'
 
     group = 'org.hibernate'
-    version = '4.2.25-SNAPSHOT'
+    version = '4.2.25.Final'
     
     // The OSGi manifest exported package versions need to be only the numerical release -- no "SNAPSHOT" or "Final"
     exportPackageVersion = version.replaceAll("-SNAPSHOT", "");
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index dc78b85611..d793afea6b 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ match the actual issue resolution (i.e. a bug might not be a bug). Please
 refer to the particular case on JIRA using the issue tracking number to learn
 more about each case.
 
+Changes in version 4.2.25 (2016.10.21)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+** Bug
+    [HHH-11072] : Skip CriteriaLiteralInSelectExpressionTest#testStringLiteral2 for Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, and Sybase dialects       
+    [HHH-11073] : Casting to boolean in HQL query fails on MySQL
+    [HHH-11182] - HQL subquery with constraint property in superclass does not join superclass table
+
 Changes in version 4.2.24 (2016.07.21)
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