diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 8e002783..c7606ac2 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ android {
         minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion 29
         versionCode 100
-        versionName "2.5.0-dev"
+        versionName "2.5.0-rc1"
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
     buildTypes {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/changelog.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/changelog.xml
index 09181e95..fe5d112d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/changelog.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/changelog.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <changelog>
 
+    <release version="2.5.0-rc1" versioncode="100">
+        <change>Release notes will be published with the stable release.</change>
+        <change>In the mean time check the milestone for pull requests and issues that are merged/closed.</change>
+    </release>
+
     <release version="2.4.1" versioncode="91">
         <change>Improvement: Show issues only in Issues Tabs</change>
         <change>Bugfix: Files breadcrumb navigation links</change>
diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/100.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/100.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09c7465c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/100.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+2.5.0-rc1
+
+Release notes will be published with the stable release.
+In the mean time check the milestone for pull requests and issues that are merged/closed.
+
+https://gitea.com/gitnex/GitNex/milestone/171?q=&type=all&sort=&state=closed&labels=&assignee=0