diff --git a/.authors.yml b/.authors.yml
index fb64d740..41979f2f 100644
--- a/.authors.yml
+++ b/.authors.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
   aliases:
   - Conda Bot
   - conda bot
-  num_commits: 52
+  num_commits: 53
   first_commit: 2022-01-25 22:53:19
   github: conda-bot
 - name: Aaron Meurer
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
   github: isuruf
 - name: pre-commit-ci[bot]
   email: 66853113+pre-commit-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
-  num_commits: 66
+  num_commits: 67
   first_commit: 2023-08-21 19:22:51
   github: pre-commit-ci[bot]
 - name: Martin Chilvers
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
   github: katietz
 - name: dependabot[bot]
   email: 49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
-  num_commits: 78
+  num_commits: 83
   first_commit: 2024-05-06 08:12:56
   github: dependabot[bot]
 - name: JTignor-Raltron
@@ -210,6 +210,6 @@
   github: Jrice1317
 - name: Robin
   email: 34315751+lrandersson@users.noreply.github.com
-  num_commits: 7
+  num_commits: 10
   first_commit: 2025-11-05 11:50:32
   github: lrandersson
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa63ec2e..9eb072ef 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 [//]: # (current developments)
 
+## 2.5.1 (2026-06-10)
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Gracefully handle permission errors when writing `menuinst.toml` in read-only environments. (#496)
+
+### Other
+
+* Refactor some tests to use temporary directories instead of using `sys.prefix`. (#496)
+
+### Contributors
+
+* @lrandersson
+
+
+
 ## 2.5.0 (2026-06-02)
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/news/497-improve-tests b/news/497-improve-tests
deleted file mode 100644
index 23b95cf3..00000000
--- a/news/497-improve-tests
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-### Enhancements
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Bug fixes
-
-* Gracefully handle permission errors when writing `menuinst.toml` in read-only environments. (#496)
-
-### Deprecations
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Docs
-
-* <news item>
-
-### Other
-
-* Refactor some tests to use temporary directories instead of using `sys.prefix`. (#496)