diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 87df3c2..851169b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION=0.25.1
+VERSION=0.25.2
 # Requires zlib and samtools 0.1.9
 all:
 	make -C src clean
diff --git a/sh/fastq2bam b/sh/fastq2bam
index ee3bea8..7466d5d 100755
--- a/sh/fastq2bam
+++ b/sh/fastq2bam
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # wrapper to fastq_pre_barcodes
 # Generates a BAM file with unaligned reads and all barcodes preprocessed
-VERSION="0.25.1"
+VERSION="0.25.2"
 
 command -v fastq_pre_barcodes   >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "ERROR: fastq_utils does not seem to be installed - fastq_pre_barcodes not found.  Aborting." >&2; exit 1; }
 command -v samtools   >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "ERROR: fastq_utils does not seem to be installed - samtools not found.  Aborting." >&2; exit 1; }
diff --git a/src/fastq.h b/src/fastq.h
index 06c67eb..ccf3c09 100644
--- a/src/fastq.h
+++ b/src/fastq.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #
 # =========================================================
 */
-#define VERSION "0.25.1"
+#define VERSION "0.25.2"
 
 #define DEFAULT  0
 #define CASAVA18 1