diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 27f0034e29..7773ea54ce 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ builds:
     binary: subnet-evm
     flags:
       - -v
+    ldflags: -X github.com/ava-labs/subnet-evm/plugin/evm.Version=v{{.Version}}
     ignore:
       - goos: darwin
         goarch: 386
diff --git a/scripts/versions.sh b/scripts/versions.sh
index 15e11b05b9..332c0f07a5 100644
--- a/scripts/versions.sh
+++ b/scripts/versions.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Set up the versions to be used
-subnet_evm_version=${SUBNET_EVM_VERSION:-'v0.2.4'}
+subnet_evm_version=${SUBNET_EVM_VERSION:-'v0.2.5'}
 # Don't export them as they're used in the context of other calls
 avalanche_version=${AVALANCHE_VERSION:-'v1.7.13'}