diff --git a/CDC_Release_Notes.md b/CDC_Release_Notes.md
index b3d03343..707780dd 100644
--- a/CDC_Release_Notes.md
+++ b/CDC_Release_Notes.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Release notes for CDC for Apache Cassandra™
 The CDC for Apache Cassandra™ is compatible for Apache Cassandra™ 3.11, 4.0, and DSE 6.8.
 
-# Release notes for 2.2.4
+# Release notes for 2.2.5
 10 April 2023
 
 ## Changes
diff --git a/backfill-cli/README.md b/backfill-cli/README.md
index 08baeacb..3e1c9a5f 100644
--- a/backfill-cli/README.md
+++ b/backfill-cli/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ On the CLI machine side:
  * Optional: If running the CLI as a Pulsar Admin Extension, Datastax Luna Streaming 2.10_3.1 or later required. It is enough to download the standalone Luna Streaming Shell found on https://github.com/datastax/pulsar/releases.  
  
 On the Cassandra/Pulsar side:
- * DataStax CDC for Apache Cassandra 2.2.4 or later
+ * DataStax CDC for Apache Cassandra 2.2.5 or later
 
 ## Building
 The CLI is build using Gradle. To build the CLI, run the following command:
diff --git a/connector/src/main/resources/cassandra-source-version.properties b/connector/src/main/resources/cassandra-source-version.properties
index 530cdd91..21bb5e15 100644
--- a/connector/src/main/resources/cassandra-source-version.properties
+++ b/connector/src/main/resources/cassandra-source-version.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2.4
+2.2.5
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f1bd4347..0b463d82 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=2.2.4
+version=2.2.5
 group=com.datastax.oss.cdc
 
 # repositories