diff --git a/acme/setup.py b/acme/setup.py
index 577a43be3..9ee91676e 100644
--- a/acme/setup.py
+++ b/acme/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'cryptography>=2.5.0',
diff --git a/certbot-apache/setup.py b/certbot-apache/setup.py
index 7665a0a30..5f8f86292 100644
--- a/certbot-apache/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-apache/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # We specify the minimum acme and certbot version as the current plugin
diff --git a/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py b/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
index 90f7ecd2d..43014a78d 100644
--- a/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-compatibility-test/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'certbot',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
index df074b8f4..1af4e4296 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-cloudflare/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'cloudflare>=1.5.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
index c1f637a73..34a420f8a 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-digitalocean/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'python-digitalocean>=1.11', # 1.15.0 or newer is recommended for TTL support
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
index e17de6876..b0ba741e8 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # This version of lexicon is required to address the problem described in
diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
index e1482678c..46964739d 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsmadeeasy/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py b/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
index 773480210..8f8ecac5e 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-gehirn/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-google/setup.py b/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
index 58e823f13..2b5a454e5 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-google/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'google-api-python-client>=1.5.5',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py b/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
index e77f17968..fea7ed60c 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-linode/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py b/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
index 5abeaea3b..d20499b00 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-luadns/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py b/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
index 04eb47cd3..61e64de65 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-nsone/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py b/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
index 8f7bbcfd8..1d1647541 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-ovh/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
index 57f1466e2..29d63ce62 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-rfc2136/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dnspython>=1.15.0',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
index 0d9ece96e..2be7d62fb 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'boto3>=1.15.15',
diff --git a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
index 272ae827e..777c00318 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-sakuracloud/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     'dns-lexicon>=3.2.1',
diff --git a/certbot-nginx/setup.py b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
index 8adfd2947..f349e9388 100644
--- a/certbot-nginx/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-nginx/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages
 from setuptools import setup
 
-version = '2.4.0.dev0'
+version = '2.5.0.dev0'
 
 install_requires = [
     # We specify the minimum acme and certbot version as the current plugin
diff --git a/certbot/CHANGELOG.md b/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
index 59553ea8c..4829a65bd 100644
--- a/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/certbot/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,23 @@
 
 Certbot adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
-## 2.4.0 - master
+## 2.5.0 - master
+
+### Added
+
+*
+
+### Changed
+
+*
+
+### Fixed
+
+*
+
+More details about these changes can be found on our GitHub repo.
+
+## 2.4.0 - 2023-03-07
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/certbot/certbot/__init__.py b/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
index dbe6c3787..ac0583076 100644
--- a/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
+++ b/certbot/certbot/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Certbot client."""
 # version number like 1.2.3a0, must have at least 2 parts, like 1.2
-__version__ = '2.4.0.dev0'
+__version__ = '2.5.0.dev0'
diff --git a/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt b/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
index d2eb17da2..5f8cf40b3 100644
--- a/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
+++ b/certbot/docs/cli-help.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ options:
                         case, and to know when to deprecate support for past
                         Python versions and flags. If you wish to hide this
                         information from the Let's Encrypt server, set this to
-                        "". (default: CertbotACMEClient/2.3.0 (certbot;
+                        "". (default: CertbotACMEClient/2.4.0 (certbot;
                         OS_NAME OS_VERSION) Authenticator/XXX Installer/YYY
                         (SUBCOMMAND; flags: FLAGS) Py/major.minor.patchlevel).
                         The flags encoded in the user agent are: --duplicate,
@@ -295,8 +295,6 @@ manage:
                         name)
   revoke                Revoke a certificate specified with --cert-path or
                         --cert-name
-  update_symlinks       Recreate symlinks in your /etc/letsencrypt/live/
-                        directory
   reconfigure           Update renewal configuration for a certificate
                         specified by --cert-name
 
@@ -432,10 +430,6 @@ plugins:
   --authenticators      Limit to authenticator plugins only. (default: None)
   --installers          Limit to installer plugins only. (default: None)
 
-update_symlinks:
-  Recreates certificate and key symlinks in /etc/letsencrypt/live, if you
-  changed them by hand or edited a renewal configuration file
-
 enhance:
   Helps to harden the TLS configuration by adding security enhancements to
   already existing configuration.