diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 55bbd3ce..375a9f3b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2.5.1 - 2020-06-09
+==================
+
+### Fixes
+- Prevent infinite recursion of post-checkout on clone
+    - #1497 PR by @asottile.
+    - #1496 issue by @admorgan.
+
 2.5.0 - 2020-06-08
 ==================
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 03e31d1e..f1ce18d6 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = pre_commit
-version = 2.5.0
+version = 2.5.1
 description = A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks.
 long_description = file: README.md
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown