diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c8230b6b..9ad5426c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Preamble ####################################################################
 #
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24.0)
-project(pyAMReX VERSION 25.04)
+project(pyAMReX VERSION 25.05)
 
 include(${pyAMReX_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/pyAMReXFunctions.cmake)
 
diff --git a/cmake/dependencies/AMReX.cmake b/cmake/dependencies/AMReX.cmake
index db95e0b3..1443e0f8 100644
--- a/cmake/dependencies/AMReX.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dependencies/AMReX.cmake
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ macro(find_amrex)
         message(STATUS "Searching for pre-installed AMReX ...")
         # https://amrex-codes.github.io/amrex/docs_html/BuildingAMReX.html#importing-amrex-into-your-cmake-project
         # not strictly required yet to compile pyAMReX: EB
-        find_package(AMReX 25.04 CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS PARTICLES PIC)
+        find_package(AMReX 25.05 CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS PARTICLES PIC)
         message(STATUS "AMReX: Found version '${AMReX_VERSION}'")
 
         if(AMReX_GPU_BACKEND STREQUAL CUDA)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ option(pyAMReX_amrex_internal "Download & build AMReX" ON)
 set(pyAMReX_amrex_repo "https://github.com/AMReX-Codes/amrex.git"
     CACHE STRING
     "Repository URI to pull and build AMReX from if(pyAMReX_amrex_internal)")
-set(pyAMReX_amrex_branch "793ea9f717590d66d178a86298b82aac244b77a7"
+set(pyAMReX_amrex_branch "25.05"
     CACHE STRING
     "Repository branch for pyAMReX_amrex_repo if(pyAMReX_amrex_internal)")
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index dcb47a7f..9a0ef18e 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = "25.04"
+version = "25.05"
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = "25.04"
+release = "25.05"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 95ad1d6a..9af21d59 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def build_extension(self, ext):
 setup(
     name="amrex",
     # note PEP-440 syntax: x.y.zaN but x.y.z.devN
-    version="25.04",
+    version="25.05",
     packages=["amrex"],
     # Python sources:
     package_dir={"": "src"},