diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e374cf8125..6e86d93ce7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "libp2p",
-  "version": "0.24.4",
+  "version": "0.25.0-rc.0",
   "description": "JavaScript base class for libp2p bundles",
   "leadMaintainer": "Jacob Heun <jacobheun@gmail.com>",
   "main": "src/index.js",
@@ -120,12 +120,15 @@
     "RasmusErik Voel Jensen <github@solsort.com>",
     "Richard Littauer <richard.littauer@gmail.com>",
     "Ryan Bell <ryan@piing.net>",
+    "Soeren <nikorpoulsen@gmail.com>",
     "Sönke Hahn <soenkehahn@gmail.com>",
+    "Thomas Eizinger <thomas@eizinger.io>",
     "Tiago Alves <alvesjtiago@gmail.com>",
     "Vasco Santos <vasco.santos@ua.pt>",
     "Vasco Santos <vasco.santos@moxy.studio>",
     "Volker Mische <volker.mische@gmail.com>",
     "Zane Starr <zcstarr@gmail.com>",
+    "ebinks <elizabethjbinks@gmail.com>",
     "greenkeeperio-bot <support@greenkeeper.io>",
     "mayerwin <mayerwin@users.noreply.github.com>",
     "ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ʙᴊᴇʟᴋʜᴏʟᴍ <victorbjelkholm@gmail.com>"