diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6ff10ab..c834c161 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Table of Contents
 
 Installation
 ======
-Requirements: geth (1.5.8 or higher), node (6.9.1 or higher is recommended) and npm
+Requirements: geth (1.6.5 or higher), node (6.9.1 or higher is recommended) and npm
 Optional: testrpc (3.0 or higher) if using the simulator or the test functionality.
 Further: depending on the dapp stack you choose: [IPFS](https://ipfs.io/)
 
diff --git a/boilerplate/package.json b/boilerplate/package.json
index a1ab4c7f..33d7fc4b 100644
--- a/boilerplate/package.json
+++ b/boilerplate/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "homepage": "",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "embark": "^2.4.3",
+    "embark": "^2.5.0",
     "mocha": "^2.2.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/demo/package.json b/demo/package.json
index e6a56c6a..4c7b4bd5 100644
--- a/demo/package.json
+++ b/demo/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "homepage": "",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "embark": "^2.4.3",
+    "embark": "^2.5.0",
     "mocha": "^2.2.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a8b3afd5..1544c450 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ author = u'Iuri Matias'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = u'2.4'
+version = u'2.5'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'2.4.3'
+release = u'2.5.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9567abb2..0b71a348 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "embark",
-  "version": "2.4.3",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "description": "Embark is a framework that allows you to easily develop and deploy DApps",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "grunt jshint && mocha test/ --no-timeouts"