diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e97f064ca..bb30b46cf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/Config.cmake)
 
 # setup version numbers
 set(VERSION_MAJOR 2)
-set(VERSION_MINOR 4)
-set(VERSION_PATCH 2)
+set(VERSION_MINOR 5)
+set(VERSION_PATCH 0)
 
 # add an option for choosing the build type (shared or static)
 if(NOT (SFML_OS_IOS OR SFML_OS_ANDROID))
diff --git a/include/SFML/Config.hpp b/include/SFML/Config.hpp
index 70a6929bf..aae5f5489 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Config.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Config.hpp
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 // Define the SFML version
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #define SFML_VERSION_MAJOR 2
-#define SFML_VERSION_MINOR 4
-#define SFML_VERSION_PATCH 2
+#define SFML_VERSION_MINOR 5
+#define SFML_VERSION_PATCH 0
 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////