diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 58b37e5e..3cd86543 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+0.25.4 (stable)
+* rpc: add support for recursive attributes [PR#624, PR#629, PR#631, PR#633]
+* p11-kit: add function to check run-time version of the library [PR#637]
+* p11-kit: expose version information through macros [PR#635]
+* p11-kit: add option to specify CKA_ID in generate-keypair and import-object commands [PR#615]
+* p11-kit: add --provider option to specify PKCS#11 module when using p11-kit commands [PR#611]
+* p11-kit: fix a bug where eddsa mechanism isn't recognized in generate-keypair [PR#617]
+* p11-kit: fallback to C_GetFunctionList when C_GetInterface returns CKR_FUNCTION_NOT_SUPPORTED [PR#622]
+* bug and build fixes [PR#603, PR#604, PR#605, PR#606, PR#609, PR#614, PR#616, PR#619, PR#627, PR#628, PR#632, PR#636, PR#639]
+
 0.25.3 (stable)
 * rpc: fix serialization of NULL mechanism pointer [PR#601]
 * fix meson build failure in macOS (appleframeworks not found) [PR#603]
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e876d620..afdc5b8e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
 
 AC_INIT([p11-kit],
-	[0.25.3],
+	[0.25.4],
 	[https://github.com/p11-glue/p11-kit/issues],
 	[p11-kit],
 	[https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit.html])
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ AC_INIT([p11-kit],
 #   +1    :     0    :  0   == removed an interface. Breaks old apps.
 #    ?    :    +1    :  ?   == internal changes that doesn't break anything.
 
-P11KIT_CURRENT=3
-P11KIT_REVISION=1
-P11KIT_AGE=3
+P11KIT_CURRENT=4
+P11KIT_REVISION=0
+P11KIT_AGE=4
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # p11-kit RPC protocol versions
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b04da994..f255de12 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('p11-kit', 'c',
-        version: '0.25.3',
+        version: '0.25.4',
         meson_version: '>= 0.51')
 
 version_arr = meson.project_version().split('.')
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ micro_version = version_arr[2].to_int()
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
-current = 3
-revision = 1
-age = 3
+current = 4
+revision = 0
+age = 4
 
 soversion = current - age
 library_version = '@0@.@1@.@2@'.format(soversion, age, revision)