diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index aa72a2661..dc05c2d22 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # WebGoat release notes
 
+## Version 2025.3
+
+### 🐞 Bug fixes
+
+- Changed URLs imply other exclusion filters for ZAP (#2052)
+- XSS lesson stage 12 (2 issues) (#1178)
+
+### 🔄 Technical tasks
+
+- bump docker/setup-qemu-action from 3.4.0 to 3.6.0 (#2049)
+- bump docker/build-push-action from 6.14.0 to 6.15.0 (#2050)
+
 ## Version 2025.2
 
 ### 🐞 Bug fixes
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ff3d483e1..b5ad9015d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.owasp.webgoat</groupId>
   <artifactId>webgoat</artifactId>
-  <version>2025.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2025.3</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>WebGoat</name>