diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 78baf5bf9b..0bd1b037aa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.5.0"
+  ".": "2.5.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8925d83501..13879e7dd3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.5.1](https://github.com/morluto/rea/compare/rea-agents-2.5.0...rea-agents-2.5.1) (2026-07-25)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ci:** normalize generated release metadata ([d43a461](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/d43a461958c7bef56a61f75d7f7da73b43e7c387))
+* **ci:** normalize release pull request metadata ([119954c](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/119954c701533491ccbc4de649592e059f3f5d39))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **browser:** lazy-load Playwright sessions ([305e729](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/305e72995bd52caee7ad8b42aae531b8924e7d0d))
+* **dotnet:** reuse authenticated artifact snapshots ([c5e8871](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c5e8871bda737c52d6b09303f9c95e225bf845f2))
+* eliminate repeated work in analysis hot paths ([fbe442b](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/fbe442b1e2395b93d1bffa2c192ea5ac9a0fab34))
+* **evidence:** validate ledger mutations incrementally ([809dfbf](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/809dfbfe4868478bf62be40e5f9db35d1b52f6be))
+* **javascript:** reuse parsed source across analyses ([adc4852](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/adc4852f3aea5bd2847ce9efb53fe43ad030dde6))
+* **server:** cache advertised JSON schemas ([6743644](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/674364443dc12b89fe6444fdfb364f1b53086f90))
+
 ## [2.5.0](https://github.com/morluto/rea/compare/rea-agents-2.4.0...rea-agents-2.5.0) (2026-07-24)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a8db450188..bf39055ccc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ Setup detects Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Windsurf,
   "mcpServers": {
     "rea": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "rea-agents@2.5.0", "mcp"]
+      "args": ["-y", "rea-agents@2.5.1", "mcp"]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/README_ar.md b/README_ar.md
index 8bd84b6216..19313942ad 100644
--- a/README_ar.md
+++ b/README_ar.md
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ rea uninstall --purge-data
   "mcpServers": {
     "rea": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "rea-agents@2.5.0", "mcp"]
+      "args": ["-y", "rea-agents@2.5.1", "mcp"]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/README_ja.md b/README_ja.md
index 7daa688570..b55bb529e4 100644
--- a/README_ja.md
+++ b/README_ja.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Setup は Claude Code、Claude Desktop、Codex、Cursor、Gemini CLI、Windsurf
   "mcpServers": {
     "rea": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "rea-agents@2.5.0", "mcp"]
+      "args": ["-y", "rea-agents@2.5.1", "mcp"]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/README_ko.md b/README_ko.md
index d3766ec105..184872424b 100644
--- a/README_ko.md
+++ b/README_ko.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Setup은 Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Devin
   "mcpServers": {
     "rea": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "rea-agents@2.5.0", "mcp"]
+      "args": ["-y", "rea-agents@2.5.1", "mcp"]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/README_zh.md b/README_zh.md
index 349301c6be..fc107eac86 100644
--- a/README_zh.md
+++ b/README_zh.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Setup 会检测 Claude Code、Claude Desktop、Codex、Cursor、Gemini CLI、Win
   "mcpServers": {
     "rea": {
       "command": "npx",
-      "args": ["-y", "rea-agents@2.5.0", "mcp"]
+      "args": ["-y", "rea-agents@2.5.1", "mcp"]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/docs/product-catalog.json b/docs/product-catalog.json
index 9f668a0787..299e8cc9f5 100644
--- a/docs/product-catalog.json
+++ b/docs/product-catalog.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "catalog_schema_version": 1,
   "package": {
     "name": "rea-agents",
-    "version": "2.5.0",
+    "version": "2.5.1",
     "sdk": {
       "server": "2.0.0-beta.4",
       "client": "2.0.0-beta.4",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2ea344c1e0..e5b08f6cdf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "rea-agents",
-  "version": "2.5.0",
+  "version": "2.5.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "rea-agents",
-      "version": "2.5.0",
+      "version": "2.5.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@babel/parser": "8.0.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 255b372d39..244c549fac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "rea-agents",
-  "version": "2.5.0",
+  "version": "2.5.1",
   "description": "Reverse engineer anything from your terminal or agent with one CLI and MCP server.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/generatedPackageMetadata.ts b/src/generatedPackageMetadata.ts
index eb639321ae..2869d99bee 100644
--- a/src/generatedPackageMetadata.ts
+++ b/src/generatedPackageMetadata.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /** Generated from package.json and package-lock.json; do not edit. */
 export const PACKAGE_METADATA = {
   name: "rea-agents",
-  version: "2.5.0", // x-release-please-version
+  version: "2.5.1", // x-release-please-version
   serverSdkVersion: "2.0.0-beta.4",
   clientSdkVersion: "2.0.0-beta.4",
   coreSdkVersion: "2.0.0-beta.4",