diff --git a/docs/release_notes/v0.25.4.md b/docs/release_notes/v0.25.4.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..350ff05d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release_notes/v0.25.4.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Release v0.25.4
+
+- fix: return the last verified version that fits the constraint (#574)
+- Sidequest: Remove technical debt (#563)
+- chore(labels): centrally managed (#559)
+- chore(deps): bump the ci group across 1 directory with 8 updates (#557)
+- chore(deps): bump github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 from 3.0.0-alpha.1 to 3.0.0-rc.1 (#553)
+
+## 🧰 Maintenance
+
+- chore(deps): bump the go\_modules group with 5 updates (#571)
+
+## ⬆️ Dependencies
+
+- chore(deps): bump the go\_modules group with 5 updates (#571)
+- Update helm chart version (#562)
diff --git a/pkg/version/release.go b/pkg/version/release.go
index 10bcddc6..f5a05390 100644
--- a/pkg/version/release.go
+++ b/pkg/version/release.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 package version
 
 // ReleaseVersion is the version number in semver format "vX.Y.Z", prefixed with "v".
-var ReleaseVersion = "v0.25.3"
+var ReleaseVersion = "v0.25.4"
 
 // ReleaseCandidate is the release candidate ID in format "rc.X", which will be appended to the release version.
 var ReleaseCandidate = "rc.1"