diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 21f3eb89c..cca60ef7e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 This contains only the most important and/or user-facing changes; for a full changelog, see the commit history.
 
+## [2.5.0](https://github.com/ably/ably-js/tree/2.5.0) (2024-10-31)
+
+With this release, ably-js will now expose the new `Message` attributes needed to support upcoming features in the Ably service.
+
+- Added support for new `Message` attributes. [\#1888](https://github.com/ably/ably-js/pull/1888)
+
 ## [2.4.1](https://github.com/ably/ably-js/tree/2.4.1) (2024-10-04)
 
 - Fix `usePresence` hook wasn't leaving presence if component unmounted during channel attaching state [\#1884](https://github.com/ably/ably-js/pull/1884)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c5f3dea2d..b43483eb0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ably",
-  "version": "2.4.1",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ably",
-      "version": "2.4.1",
+      "version": "2.5.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@ably/msgpack-js": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a82a90ec..dd720d2d5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ably",
   "description": "Realtime client library for Ably, the realtime messaging service",
-  "version": "2.4.1",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/ably/ably-js/issues",
diff --git a/src/platform/react-hooks/src/AblyReactHooks.ts b/src/platform/react-hooks/src/AblyReactHooks.ts
index aa421f28c..a4aa8b86f 100644
--- a/src/platform/react-hooks/src/AblyReactHooks.ts
+++ b/src/platform/react-hooks/src/AblyReactHooks.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export type ChannelNameAndOptions = {
 export type ChannelNameAndAblyId = Pick<ChannelNameAndOptions, 'channelName' | 'ablyId'>;
 export type ChannelParameters = string | ChannelNameAndOptions;
 
-export const version = '2.4.1';
+export const version = '2.5.0';
 
 export function channelOptionsWithAgent(options?: Ably.ChannelOptions) {
   return {