diff --git a/identity/CHANGELOG.md b/identity/CHANGELOG.md
index 157f4e5c..9392c864 100644
--- a/identity/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/identity/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 0.2.5
+
+- Add `rand` feature to gate methods requiring a random number generator, enabling use in
+  restricted environments (e.g. smartcontracts).  This feature is not enabled by default.
+
 ## 0.2.4
 
 - Implement `Keypair::derive_secret`, to deterministically derive a new secret from the embedded secret key.
diff --git a/identity/Cargo.toml b/identity/Cargo.toml
index 26dac600..c22be9f4 100644
--- a/identity/Cargo.toml
+++ b/identity/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "libp2p-identity"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.2.5"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Data structures and algorithms for identifying peers in libp2p."
 rust-version = { workspace = true }