diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 896e262..e66c8b7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.5.0] - 2026-03-16
+
+### Added
+- **`MCPServerIdentity.connect()`**: Zero-config server identity setup with `ServerBadgeKeeper` (#7)
+- **Stdio Credential Passing**: Badge credentials passed in `_meta` for stdio transports (#7)
+
+### Fixed
+- Improve binary install experience with better error messages (#8)
+
 ## [2.4.0] - 2026-02-04
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 28547ac..2ec943d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "capiscio-mcp"
-version = "2.4.0"
+version = "2.5.0"
 description = "Trust badges for MCP tool calls - RFC-006 & RFC-007 implementation"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"