diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e1f1d295..a46e196b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
   <groupId>ca.gc.aafc</groupId>
   <artifactId>seqdb.api</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.0</version>
+  <version>2.5.0</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>seqdb-api</name>