diff --git a/maxminddb/__init__.py b/maxminddb/__init__.py
index 1a7e833..cad8824 100644
--- a/maxminddb/__init__.py
+++ b/maxminddb/__init__.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def open_database(
 
 
 __title__ = "maxminddb"
-__version__ = "2.5.0"
+__version__ = "2.5.1"
 __author__ = "Gregory Oschwald"
 __license__ = "Apache License, Version 2.0"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2013-2023 MaxMind, Inc."
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 71935e8..1aa8687 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "maxminddb"
-version = "2.5.0"
+version = "2.5.1"
 description = "Reader for the MaxMind DB format"
 authors = [
     {name = "Gregory Oschwald", email = "goschwald@maxmind.com"},