diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9135c4f71..aaded5bd2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Synapse 1.25.0 (2021-01-13)
+===========================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix HTTP proxy support when using a proxy that is on a blacklisted IP. Introduced in v1.25.0rc1. Contributed by @Bubu. ([\#9084](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9084))
+
+
 Synapse 1.25.0 (2021-01-13)
 ==============================
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/9084.bugfix b/changelog.d/9084.bugfix
deleted file mode 100644
index 415dd8b25..000000000
--- a/changelog.d/9084.bugfix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Don't blacklist connections to the configured proxy. Contributed by @Bubu.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 601036ef5..609436bf7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-matrix-synapse-py3 (1.24.0+nmu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.25.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
+  [ Dan Callahan ]
   * Update dependencies to account for the removal of the transitional
     dh-systemd package from Debian Bullseye.
 
- -- Dan Callahan <danc@element.io>  Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:08:33 +0000
+  [ Synapse Packaging team ]
+  * New synapse release 1.25.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:14:55 +0000
 
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.24.0) stable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/synapse/__init__.py b/synapse/__init__.py
index 99fb67574..193adca62 100644
--- a/synapse/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/__init__.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-__version__ = "1.25.0rc1"
+__version__ = "1.25.0"
 
 if bool(os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_TEST_PATCH_LOG_CONTEXTS", False)):
     # We import here so that we don't have to install a bunch of deps when