diff --git a/bin/lein b/bin/lein
index 9bf4b15e4..97429ffc6 100755
--- a/bin/lein
+++ b/bin/lein
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # somewhere on your $PATH, like ~/bin. The rest of Leiningen will be
 # installed upon first run into the ~/.lein/self-installs directory.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.5.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.5.0"
 
 case $LEIN_VERSION in
     *SNAPSHOT) SNAPSHOT="YES" ;;
diff --git a/bin/lein-pkg b/bin/lein-pkg
index c11bf1b54..2ce8e9d45 100644
--- a/bin/lein-pkg
+++ b/bin/lein-pkg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # It has all the cross-platform stuff stripped out as well as the
 # logic for running from a source checkout and self-install/upgrading.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.5.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.5.0"
 
 if [ `whoami` = "root" ] && [ "$LEIN_ROOT" = "" ]; then
     echo "WARNING: You're currently running as root; probably by accident."
diff --git a/bin/lein.bat b/bin/lein.bat
index 69d068010..d91c8e0e6 100755
--- a/bin/lein.bat
+++ b/bin/lein.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setLocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
 
-set LEIN_VERSION=2.5.0-SNAPSHOT
+set LEIN_VERSION=2.5.0
 
 if "%LEIN_VERSION:~-9%" == "-SNAPSHOT" (
     set SNAPSHOT=YES
diff --git a/leiningen-core/pom.xml b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
index 0e7fc7a6c..024830831 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/pom.xml
+++ b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <groupId>leiningen-core</groupId>
   <artifactId>leiningen-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.4.3</version>
+  <version>2.5.0</version>
   <name>leiningen-core</name>
   <description>Library for core functionality of Leiningen.</description>
   <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/technomancy/leiningen.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/technomancy/leiningen.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>983847276d12fcdac7a5b5eabbd5dfcb926087d7
+    <tag>7cca27e54a28c11f86de697fa60dfba378690876
 </tag>
     <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
   </scm>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>pedantic</groupId>
       <artifactId>pedantic</artifactId>
-      <version>0.1.0</version>
+      <version>0.2.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.clojure</groupId>
diff --git a/leiningen-core/project.clj b/leiningen-core/project.clj
index 320ebdaba..6e4dd0897 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/project.clj
+++ b/leiningen-core/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject leiningen-core "2.5.0-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen-core "2.5.0"
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index ae98ac0e9..2cdb1e4af 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ;; This is Leiningen's own project configuration. See doc/TUTORIAL.md
 ;; file as well as sample.project.clj for help writing your own.
 
-(defproject leiningen "2.5.0-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen "2.5.0"
   :description "Automate Clojure projects without setting your hair on fire."
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
-  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.5.0-SNAPSHOT"]
+  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.5.0"]
                  [org.clojure/data.xml "0.0.3"]
                  [commons-io "2.4"]
                  [bultitude "0.2.6"]