diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 5ec04ae45e26f..1b0aee409bffa 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 
-$version  = 2012120300.00;              // 20121203      = branching date YYYYMMDD - do not modify!
+$version  = 2012120300.00;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch
                                         //         RR    = release increments - 00 in DEV branches
                                         //           .XX = incremental changes
 
-$release  = '2.4 (Build: 20121203)';    // Human-friendly version name
+$release  = '2.5dev (Build: 20121203)'; // Human-friendly version name
 
-$branch   = '24';                       // this version's branch
-$maturity = MATURITY_STABLE;            // this version's maturity level
+$branch   = '25';                       // this version's branch
+$maturity = MATURITY_ALPHA;             // this version's maturity level