diff --git a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
index 058457bfa..6c771e34d 100644
--- a/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/en/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ hide:
 
 ## Latest Changes
 
+## 0.125.0
+
 ### Breaking Changes
 
 * 🔧 Drop support for Python 3.8. PR [#14563](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/14563) by [@tiangolo](https://github.com/tiangolo).
diff --git a/fastapi/__init__.py b/fastapi/__init__.py
index e02969c55..2f1344846 100644
--- a/fastapi/__init__.py
+++ b/fastapi/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production"""
 
-__version__ = "0.124.4"
+__version__ = "0.125.0"
 
 from starlette import status as status