diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fdeee6d55..c26784835 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3433,7 +3433,7 @@ orig_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 
 # See docs/release_checklist.md
 SDL_MAJOR_VERSION=2
-SDL_MINOR_VERSION=24
+SDL_MINOR_VERSION=25
 SDL_MICRO_VERSION=0
 SDL_VERSION=$SDL_MAJOR_VERSION.$SDL_MINOR_VERSION.$SDL_MICRO_VERSION