diff --git a/docs/topics/release_notes.rst b/docs/topics/release_notes.rst
index f4fef9f1d..7f6c3e0eb 100644
--- a/docs/topics/release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/release_notes.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ systems of application, previously in the "application" package, has been
 moved to a new "system" package.
 
 
+Version 8.2.5 (released 22 Dec 2020)
+--------------------------------------
+
+Increased versions of dependencies on requests, Django, Celery, PyMySQL.
+
 Version 8.2.4 (released 12 Nov 2020)
 --------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/eventsourcing/__init__.py b/eventsourcing/__init__.py
index 49333fee8..d187fba7b 100644
--- a/eventsourcing/__init__.py
+++ b/eventsourcing/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "8.2.4"
+__version__ = "8.2.5"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 23400022b..14fee66e7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 install_requires = [
     "python-dateutil<=2.8.99999",
     "pycryptodome<=3.9.99999",
-    "requests<=2.23.99999",
+    "requests<=2.25.99999",
     "readerwriterlock<=1.0.99999",
 ]
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 cassandra_requires = ["cassandra-driver<=3.23.99999"]
 
-django_requires = ["django<=3.0.99999"]
+django_requires = ["django<=3.1.99999"]
 
 testing_requires = (
     cassandra_requires
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
         "flask_sqlalchemy<=2.4.99",
         "uwsgi<=2.0.99999",
         # "redis<=3.5.99999",
-        "celery<=4.4.99999",
-        "pymysql<=0.9.99999",
+        "celery<=5.0.99999",
+        "pymysql<=0.10.99999",
         "mysql-connector-python-rf<=2.2.99999",
         "python-coveralls<=2.9.99999",
         "coverage<5.0.0",  # v5 is incompatible ATM.