diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index ffbc6b59..cc475289 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "name": "beads",
       "source": "./",
       "description": "AI-supervised issue tracker for coding workflows",
-      "version": "0.24.4"
+      "version": "0.25.0"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 010ae460..5ccd9694 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "beads",
   "description": "AI-supervised issue tracker for coding workflows. Manage tasks, discover work, and maintain context with simple CLI commands.",
-  "version": "0.24.4",
+  "version": "0.25.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Steve Yegge",
     "url": "https://github.com/steveyegge"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eeb69b29..f470e436 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.25.0] - 2025-11-25
+
 ### Added
 
 - **Deletion Propagation**: Deletions now sync across clones via deletions manifest (bd-imj)
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
index 629f0669..88329856 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.24.4
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.25.0
 #
 # Beads post-checkout hook
 # Automatically imports JSONL to SQLite database after checking out branches
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
index ac6a3722..f42240cc 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.24.4
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.25.0
 #
 # bd (beads) post-merge hook
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
index dd3ce185..60bc2738 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.24.4
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.25.0
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-commit hook
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
index 0f830ee5..9c139186 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.24.4
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.25.0
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-push hook
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/version.go b/cmd/bd/version.go
index d3784920..f990371e 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/version.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// Version is the current version of bd (overridden by ldflags at build time)
-	Version = "0.24.4"
+	Version = "0.25.0"
 	// Build can be set via ldflags at compile time
 	Build = "dev"
 	// Commit and branch the git revision the binary was built from (optional ldflag)
diff --git a/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml b/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
index 8477adae..2498d766 100644
--- a/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
+++ b/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "beads-mcp"
-version = "0.24.4"
+version = "0.25.0"
 description = "MCP server for beads issue tracker."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py b/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py
index 54bcf446..ee9eade7 100644
--- a/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py
+++ b/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ This package provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes
 beads (bd) issue tracker functionality to MCP Clients.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.24.4"
+__version__ = "0.25.0"
diff --git a/npm-package/package.json b/npm-package/package.json
index df65b848..5ddabbd3 100644
--- a/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/npm-package/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@beads/bd",
-  "version": "0.24.4",
+  "version": "0.25.0",
   "description": "Beads issue tracker - lightweight memory system for coding agents with native binary support",
   "main": "bin/bd.js",
   "bin": {