From a11c43c347ef17d11f82eead88e4b9d12dde1690 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jean-Pierre Martineau <johnputer@meshterm.net>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 17:43:20 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Release 0.2.5

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 CHANGELOG.md         |  2 ++
 README.md            | 12 ++++++------
 meshterm/__init__.py |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4c73444..187590b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ allowed to change behaviour, not just add to it.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.2.5] — 2026-09-07
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - **Every icon was a box in the classic Windows console.** That console — which is what a
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f78d286..9004a66 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ if anything goes wrong at startup the window closes before you can read why.
 **Windows** — open Windows Terminal or PowerShell, `cd` to your downloads, then:
 
 ```powershell
-.\meshterm-0.2.4-windows-x64.exe
+.\meshterm-0.2.5-windows-x64.exe
 ```
 
 **macOS and Linux** — open Terminal, `cd` to your downloads, then:
 
 ```bash
-chmod +x meshterm-0.2.4-*
-./meshterm-0.2.4-*
+chmod +x meshterm-0.2.5-*
+./meshterm-0.2.5-*
 ```
 
 ### A word about terminals, on Windows
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ becomes just `meshterm` from anywhere.
 > project.
 >
 > - **macOS**: *"cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified"*. Clear it with
->   `xattr -d com.apple.quarantine meshterm-0.2.4-*` and run it again.
+>   `xattr -d com.apple.quarantine meshterm-0.2.5-*` and run it again.
 > - **Windows**: *"Windows protected your PC"*. Click **More info → Run anyway**.
 >
 > Every release ships a `SHA256SUMS` file if you'd rather check the download first.
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ becomes just `meshterm` from anywhere.
 > MeshTerm uses that same folder. Set `MESHTERM_HOME` to try one in isolation:
 >
 > ```bash
-> MESHTERM_HOME=~/meshterm-test ./meshterm-0.2.4-*      # macOS, Linux
+> MESHTERM_HOME=~/meshterm-test ./meshterm-0.2.5-*      # macOS, Linux
 > ```
 > ```powershell
-> $env:MESHTERM_HOME = "$HOME\meshterm-test"; .\meshterm-0.2.4-windows-x64.exe
+> $env:MESHTERM_HOME = "$HOME\meshterm-test"; .\meshterm-0.2.5-windows-x64.exe
 > ```
 >
 > Same variable if you run two radios and want them kept apart.
diff --git a/meshterm/__init__.py b/meshterm/__init__.py
index 8147d35..46eb266 100644
--- a/meshterm/__init__.py
+++ b/meshterm/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Supports USB, Bluetooth and TCP companion connection. For Windows, macOS and Lin
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
-__version__ = "0.2.4"
+__version__ = "0.2.5"
 __author__ = "Jean-Pierre Martineau"
 
 #: The year MeshTerm was first published; the copyright span starts here.