diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fc5553b..945fbaf 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.24.0"
+  ".": "0.25.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 99a52e6..18f61e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.25.0](https://github.com/dfrostar/neuralmind/compare/v0.24.0...v0.25.0) (2026-06-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* retire the learned_patterns reranker — the synapse layer is the single learning signal ([#230](https://github.com/dfrostar/neuralmind/issues/230)) ([d00f46c](https://github.com/dfrostar/neuralmind/commit/d00f46c29b2dacaff1af8577278a2eb13cff90c6)), closes [#143](https://github.com/dfrostar/neuralmind/issues/143)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* make the test suite Windows-green and restore full Windows support ([#228](https://github.com/dfrostar/neuralmind/issues/228)) ([bd3daad](https://github.com/dfrostar/neuralmind/commit/bd3daadd6db1746edf4365ff99dea21cfa5d0350))
+
 ## [0.24.0](https://github.com/dfrostar/neuralmind/compare/v0.23.0...v0.24.0) (2026-06-11)
 
 
diff --git a/neuralmind/__init__.py b/neuralmind/__init__.py
index f94b3a1..288f60e 100644
--- a/neuralmind/__init__.py
+++ b/neuralmind/__init__.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 from .trace import RetrievalTrace
 from .watcher import FileActivityWatcher
 
-__version__ = "0.24.0"
+__version__ = "0.25.0"
 __all__ = [
     "NeuralMind",
     "GraphEmbedder",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8569388..82eecdd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "neuralmind"
-version = "0.24.0"
+version = "0.25.0"
 description = "Persistent memory for AI coding agents. Your agent learns your codebase the way a senior engineer would — what files go together, what you usually edit next, what patterns matter. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Continue, and any MCP-compatible agent. 100% local. Side effect: 40-70x cheaper code questions."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"