diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f44b460..c33bf17d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   </prerequisites>
   <groupId>org.mbari.m3.vars</groupId>
   <artifactId>vars-annotation</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.4</version>
+  <version>0.2.5</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>VARS Annotation</name>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>