diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.php b/lib/bootstrap.php
index 046840c0979a5dde99da2e2bcece38b1bea29733..e2e8332052010ae1a9005527573ae9880005f050 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap.php
+++ b/lib/bootstrap.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 const DEFAULT_ENV = 'production';
 
 //software version - please leave it as it is!
-$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.2.4';
+$SOFTWARE_VERSION = '5.2.5';
 
 // Store startup time
 $STUDIP_STARTUP_TIME = microtime(true);