diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
index ef355f4b1..a5cf27b97 100644
--- a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ execution_time_limit:
 global_job_config:
   env_vars:
     - name: LIBRDKAFKA_VERSION
-      value: v2.5.0-RC3
+      value: v2.5.0
   prologue:
     commands:
       - checkout
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 55abf8142..b82526418 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '2.5.0.rc3'
+version = '2.5.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
 release = version
 ######################################################################
diff --git a/examples/docker/Dockerfile.alpine b/examples/docker/Dockerfile.alpine
index c04d63b2f..7eab46f56 100644
--- a/examples/docker/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ b/examples/docker/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ FROM alpine:3.12
 
 COPY . /usr/src/confluent-kafka-python
 
-ENV LIBRDKAFKA_VERSION v2.5.0-RC3
+ENV LIBRDKAFKA_VERSION v2.5.0
 ENV KAFKACAT_VERSION master
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 68b9574e5..cbc073509 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def get_install_requirements(path):
 setup(name='confluent-kafka',
       # Make sure to bump CFL_VERSION* in confluent_kafka/src/confluent_kafka.h
       # and version in docs/conf.py.
-      version='2.5.0.rc3',
+      version='2.5.0',
       description='Confluent\'s Python client for Apache Kafka',
       author='Confluent Inc',
       author_email='support@confluent.io',
diff --git a/src/confluent_kafka/src/confluent_kafka.h b/src/confluent_kafka/src/confluent_kafka.h
index fb4a4c10a..8f03b95ca 100644
--- a/src/confluent_kafka/src/confluent_kafka.h
+++ b/src/confluent_kafka/src/confluent_kafka.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  *  MM=major, mm=minor, RR=revision, PP=patchlevel (not used)
  */
 #define CFL_VERSION     0x02050000
-#define CFL_VERSION_STR "2.5.0.rc3"
+#define CFL_VERSION_STR "2.5.0"
 
 /**
  * Minimum required librdkafka version. This is checked both during