diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a549f59..78baf5b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.4.0"
+  ".": "2.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 64a33bf..0366c33 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.5.0](https://github.com/drumandbytes/paddock-api/compare/v2.4.0...v2.5.0) (2026-09-25)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* latest session falls back to the last complete session during OpenF1 lockout ([#49](https://github.com/drumandbytes/paddock-api/issues/49)) ([ce892d7](https://github.com/drumandbytes/paddock-api/commit/ce892d783fa1afdb0e333716f95209692cb38832))
+
 ## [2.4.0](https://github.com/drumandbytes/paddock-api/compare/v2.3.0...v2.4.0) (2026-09-24)