diff --git a/polkadot/Cargo.lock b/polkadot/Cargo.lock
index f5e20a9f493f6a18b16a960e097775b938adc35c..8428f470f7767ab24ba373885512bf154b4fe706 100644
--- a/polkadot/Cargo.lock
+++ b/polkadot/Cargo.lock
@@ -2547,7 +2547,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "kusama-runtime"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
  "frame-benchmarking",
@@ -4658,7 +4658,7 @@ checksum = "feb3b2b1033b8a60b4da6ee470325f887758c95d5320f52f9ce0df055a55940e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polkadot"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_cmd",
  "futures 0.3.5",
@@ -4724,7 +4724,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polkadot-cli"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "frame-benchmarking-cli",
  "futures 0.3.5",
@@ -4784,7 +4784,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polkadot-erasure-coding"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "derive_more 0.15.0",
  "parity-scale-codec",
@@ -5114,7 +5114,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polkadot-parachain"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "derive_more 0.99.11",
  "futures 0.3.5",
@@ -5156,7 +5156,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polkadot-primitives"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
  "frame-system",
@@ -5180,7 +5180,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polkadot-rpc"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "jsonrpc-core",
  "pallet-transaction-payment-rpc",
@@ -5206,7 +5206,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polkadot-runtime"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
  "frame-benchmarking",
@@ -5280,7 +5280,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polkadot-runtime-common"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
  "frame-benchmarking",
@@ -5369,7 +5369,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polkadot-service"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "env_logger",
  "frame-benchmarking",
@@ -5514,7 +5514,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polkadot-statement-table"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "polkadot-primitives",
@@ -5523,7 +5523,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polkadot-test-runtime"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
  "frame-executive",
@@ -5652,7 +5652,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "polkadot-validation"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "derive_more 0.14.1",
  "futures 0.3.5",
@@ -6317,7 +6317,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rococo-v1-runtime"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "frame-executive",
  "frame-support",
@@ -8764,7 +8764,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test-parachain-adder"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "dlmalloc",
  "parity-scale-codec",
@@ -8777,7 +8777,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "test-parachain-halt"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "substrate-wasm-builder-runner",
 ]
@@ -9878,7 +9878,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "westend-runtime"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 dependencies = [
  "bitvec",
  "frame-benchmarking",
diff --git a/polkadot/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/Cargo.toml
index 1d360984510f5d734947505b30aa0a02d4241911..8003c6f6e8a119105fd92d9eb7d8217393c99668 100644
--- a/polkadot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 name = "polkadot"
 description = "Implementation of a https://polkadot.network node in Rust based on the Substrate framework."
 license = "GPL-3.0-only"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/polkadot/RELEASE.md b/polkadot/RELEASE.md
index b5c5e443b44dbb7a90d314d546392fd5c295af58..0d9364a828619528ce2bd032fa3da928a0ce0000 100644
--- a/polkadot/RELEASE.md
+++ b/polkadot/RELEASE.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ completion, tag the commit and proceed with the [All Releases](#all-releases) st
   hours.
 - [ ] Check that a draft release has been created at https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/releases with relevant [release notes](#release-notes)
 - [ ] Check that [build artifacts](#build-artifacts) have been added to the draft-release
+- [ ] Check that you have updated the Cargo.toml version.
 
 ## Notes
 
diff --git a/polkadot/cli/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/cli/Cargo.toml
index 05574d0bc1a64d249928cba08db018408e933845..d2fd327ef98ee124b56cfb99ebb5be540b677262 100644
--- a/polkadot/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "polkadot-cli"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 description = "Polkadot Relay-chain Client Node"
 edition = "2018"
diff --git a/polkadot/erasure-coding/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/erasure-coding/Cargo.toml
index bb880232e63d600b6b0f57e4b1e6af4e087b9ced..dc7bdf05dfb66ff4ecaca5260b42d04b7ccde897 100644
--- a/polkadot/erasure-coding/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/erasure-coding/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "polkadot-erasure-coding"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/polkadot/parachain/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/parachain/Cargo.toml
index c365d14d4d978ff85d37f7aa23e12605a65840ec..855cdcc6a21d8d8386c42d7d982338e4fe17f031 100644
--- a/polkadot/parachain/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/parachain/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "polkadot-parachain"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 description = "Types and utilities for creating and working with parachains"
 edition = "2018"
diff --git a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/Cargo.toml
index c0095a1bd4bbcff94642774e8966e4f7c3cd7a25..1afd20a7f7432c1da3cfece0cb88dd1f8c3fa8e3 100644
--- a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/adder/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "test-parachain-adder"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 description = "Test parachain which adds to a number as its state transition"
 edition = "2018"
diff --git a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/halt/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/halt/Cargo.toml
index 07fee6081cae179d8fccc4ba89db5f62baa7e6ff..ca7757dbc93c8041d15b8747ccd0d6d9ff3e3f85 100644
--- a/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/halt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/parachain/test-parachains/halt/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "test-parachain-halt"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 description = "Test parachain which executes forever"
 edition = "2018"
diff --git a/polkadot/primitives/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/primitives/Cargo.toml
index 1308700e1989164edd674dd052294437f697bbc2..bd3ad5b778236264d1af88863b8972f18d28c08d 100644
--- a/polkadot/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "polkadot-primitives"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/polkadot/rpc/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/rpc/Cargo.toml
index dd2b2526a16dee4dcabea12471ee506dfa92ac47..8c8cf114bf8930be5c97b086ad28d5e5065ea19c 100644
--- a/polkadot/rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "polkadot-rpc"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/common/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/common/Cargo.toml
index 213610bd54062123ceea7fdf35a61a01265224b0..7d4de9249ff8c60a50e2ef97c96bad7605199c27 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "polkadot-runtime-common"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/kusama/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/kusama/Cargo.toml
index 373a95c7246b3cf569d3192408a1e849dbcccff0..a855fcb1c1a7869109b2e0f1b23dfc97d8a1e00f 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/kusama/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/kusama/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "kusama-runtime"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 build = "build.rs"
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/Cargo.toml
index 5e78cbf094eee7f0931c7e52b8612750992d2b62..d208034bfeeedfb7b69c65b3b98d27e294a49b6c 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "polkadot-runtime"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 build = "build.rs"
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/rococo-v1/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/rococo-v1/Cargo.toml
index 31256c260a16e0d843801049d6fd90000ec3cb03..419a856586fe0128cf838b4a67086f11e8fa55ed 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/rococo-v1/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/rococo-v1/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "rococo-v1-runtime"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 build = "build.rs"
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/Cargo.toml
index 37c5d843d3727bd67dac4aa360342eb7b921aa71..9d9ce348c97aff815dffd7e4cbd17b8eb3ef5cc2 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "polkadot-test-runtime"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 build = "build.rs"
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml
index 3a41e19e73e356e247bce6f6cdfdfac5871b2021..bd850ea5bedfcd86feb7986fed9109750d8fb10a 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "westend-runtime"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 build = "build.rs"
diff --git a/polkadot/service/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/service/Cargo.toml
index 3af2e7d2daffc77b572e3eef99cacf57ad87e3e1..ee28bd93616f688fda8fe5a0f743b5aa111518eb 100644
--- a/polkadot/service/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/service/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "polkadot-service"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/polkadot/statement-table/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/statement-table/Cargo.toml
index 24c5b8db84ea2328b68b8eba1361c1fca92af61c..200b9ae8098cd1132299b4cbeae7ca0493eafe9b 100644
--- a/polkadot/statement-table/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/statement-table/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "polkadot-statement-table"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/polkadot/validation/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/validation/Cargo.toml
index 8199980b0c636b8618af66425fb9d993520888c5..60fe47a873ced37146a29068159c6063b72beeef 100644
--- a/polkadot/validation/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/validation/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "polkadot-validation"
-version = "0.8.24"
+version = "0.8.25"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2018"