diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 576b2661f..afc8b7dcb 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## __NEXT__
 
+
+## 25.3.0 (22 August 2024)
+
 ### Features
 
 * A new command, `augur merge`, now allows for generalized merging of two or more metadata tables. [#1563][] (@tsibley)
diff --git a/augur/__version__.py b/augur/__version__.py
index 27593e5aa..7f753e1de 100644
--- a/augur/__version__.py
+++ b/augur/__version__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '25.2.0'
+__version__ = '25.3.0'
 
 
 def is_augur_version_compatible(version):