diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d29415a..c16ab01 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+2.025 2024-04-20
 - Split version checking from `use Alien::Gnuplot` line for easier downstream
   packaging. Fixes #98.
 - fixes for Windows (#89)
diff --git a/lib/PDL/Graphics/Gnuplot.pm b/lib/PDL/Graphics/Gnuplot.pm
index b47ee41..74108ba 100644
--- a/lib/PDL/Graphics/Gnuplot.pm
+++ b/lib/PDL/Graphics/Gnuplot.pm
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ our $echo_eating = 0;                             # Older versions of gnuplot on
 our $debug_echo = 0;                              # If set, mock up Losedows half-duplex pipes
 
 
-our $VERSION = '2.024';
+our $VERSION = '2.025';
 $VERSION = eval $VERSION;
 
 our $gp_version = undef;    # eventually gets the extracted gnuplot(1) version number.