diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 4f3ab1f17b..37ddf2823b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+3.0.25:
+
+
 3.0.24:
  * Prevent unbounded number of pending flushing tasks; Add PendingFlushTasks metric (CASSANDRA-16261)
  * Improve empty hint file handling during startup (CASSANDRA-16162)
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 73c9889d81..30066fab36 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <property name="debuglevel" value="source,lines,vars"/>
 
     <!-- default version and SCM information -->
-    <property name="base.version" value="3.0.24"/>
+    <property name="base.version" value="3.0.25"/>
     <property name="scm.connection" value="scm:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.developerConnection" value="scm:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/cassandra.git"/>
     <property name="scm.url" value="https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cassandra.git;a=tree"/>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e722b34dd6..561104c2db 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+cassandra (3.0.25) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * New release
+
+ -- Alex Petrov <ifesdjeen@apache.org>  Mon, 29 Feb 2021 15:58:00 +0100
+
 cassandra (3.0.24) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New release