diff --git a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
index 6643832a2..1377ac5c5 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 %% `apps/emqx/src/bpapi/README.md'
 
 %% Community edition
--define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.0.24").
+-define(EMQX_RELEASE_CE, "5.0.25-rc.1").
 
 %% Enterprise edition
 -define(EMQX_RELEASE_EE, "5.0.3").