diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 978cfd59d..cd693962d 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 Changelog
 =========
+--------------------
+3.25.1 (2025-09-30)
+--------------------
+- Fixed pythonnet imports to be lazy
+
 --------------------
 3.25 (2025-06-27)
 --------------------
diff --git a/ebcli/__init__.py b/ebcli/__init__.py
index 60a443cbf..3ba9f8a9b 100644
--- a/ebcli/__init__.py
+++ b/ebcli/__init__.py
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 # distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
 # ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
 # language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
-__version__ = '3.25'
+__version__ = '3.25.1'