diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 489f9444..7c3d71ac 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -11,8 +11,14 @@
 ---
 ## (current master)
 
+## 0.25.0
+- Replace StaticArrays with GeometryTypes
+- Contour fixes for GR
+
 ## 0.24.0
 - Update to the new PyCall and PyPlot API
+- fix drawing of ticks
+- fix y label position with GR
 
 ## 0.23.2
 - pyplot fixes
diff --git a/src/Plots.jl b/src/Plots.jl
index 6587033c..0849c20b 100644
--- a/src/Plots.jl
+++ b/src/Plots.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Plots
 
-_current_plots_version = v"0.24.0"
+_current_plots_version = v"0.25.0"
 
 using Reexport