diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9e4e33ac..6c166cc4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -177,3 +177,9 @@ and contact us on Slack and GitHub.
 
 Copyright 
 [Trino JS Client contributors](https://github.com/trinodb/trino-js-client/graphs/contributors) 2022-present
+
+## Releasing
+
+Releases are automated with GitHub Actions and only require a pull request
+that updates the version in `package.json`. For example, see
+[PR 723](https://github.com/trinodb/trino-js-client/pull/723)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 977adc98..706610ed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "0.2.4",
+  "version": "0.2.5",
   "name": "trino-client",
   "description": "Trino client library",
   "author": {