diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d9698388..3d0cd36f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 NAME       = pure-maps
 FULLNAME   = $(NAME)
-VERSION    = 1.24.0
+VERSION    = 1.25.0
 RELEASE    = $(NAME)-$(VERSION)
 DESTDIR    =
 PREFIX     = /usr
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index a722d657..9fcf75c1 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+2019-09-14: Pure Maps 1.25
+==========================
+
+* Optional DBus activation [based on xXSparkeyy's work]
+* Search function has current location bias (online providers)
+* [silica] Fixing geo handler [based on xXSparkeyy's work]
+* [qtcontrols,kirigami] Add clipboard support for location sharing
+* [ubports] Fixes in packaging scripts [jonnius]
+* Attribution button redesign
+* [qtcontrols,kirigami] Improve fallback icons loading
+* Update translations
+* Bugfixes
+
 2019-08-26: Pure Maps 1.24
 ==========================
 
diff --git a/packaging/pure-maps.appdata.xml b/packaging/pure-maps.appdata.xml
index 8f8de691..b60f1671 100644
--- a/packaging/pure-maps.appdata.xml
+++ b/packaging/pure-maps.appdata.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,21 @@
  </screenshots>
  <metadata_license>CC-BY-SA-3.0</metadata_license>
  <releases>
+   <release  version="1.25.0" date="2019-09-14">
+     <description>
+       <ul>
+         <li>Optional DBus activation [based on xXSparkeyy's work]</li>
+         <li>Search function has current location bias (online providers)</li>
+         <li>[silica] Fixing geo handler [based on xXSparkeyy's work]</li>
+         <li>[qtcontrols,kirigami] Add clipboard support for location sharing</li>
+         <li>[ubports] Fixes in packaging scripts [jonnius]</li>
+         <li>Attribution button redesign</li>
+         <li>[qtcontrols,kirigami] Improve fallback icons loading</li>
+         <li>Update translations</li>
+         <li>Bugfixes</li>
+       </ul>
+     </description>
+   </release>
    <release  version="1.24.0" date="2019-08-26">
      <description>
        <ul>
diff --git a/packaging/ubports/manifest.json b/packaging/ubports/manifest.json
index da5b3d7e..b89f9f07 100644
--- a/packaging/ubports/manifest.json
+++ b/packaging/ubports/manifest.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
             "desktop":  "pure-maps.desktop"
         }
     },
-    "version": "1.24.1",
+    "version": "1.25.0",
     "maintainer": "Jonatan Hatakeyama Zeidler <jonatan_zeidler@gmx.de>",
     "framework" : "ubuntu-sdk-16.04"
 }
diff --git a/poor/__init__.py b/poor/__init__.py
index 0ebcc371..3f6bc454 100644
--- a/poor/__init__.py
+++ b/poor/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 """An application to display maps and stuff."""
 
-__version__ = "1.24.0"
+__version__ = "1.25.0"
 
 try:
     import pyotherside
diff --git a/rpm/harbour-pure-maps.spec b/rpm/harbour-pure-maps.spec
index 7c892fda..ca445124 100644
--- a/rpm/harbour-pure-maps.spec
+++ b/rpm/harbour-pure-maps.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 %define __provides_exclude_from ^%{_datadir}/.*$
 
 Name: harbour-pure-maps
-Version: 1.24.0
+Version: 1.25.0
 Release: 1
 Summary: Maps and navigation
 License: GPLv3+