diff --git a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/CHANGELOG.md
index f1c0bb9dff89..f97d22bc1111 100644
--- a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 2.5.1 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 2.5.0 (2026-08-20)
 
 ### Dependency update
diff --git a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/azure/ai/projects/_version.py b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/azure/ai/projects/_version.py
index 602c3a5f5b94..bc08cdce66f7 100644
--- a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/azure/ai/projects/_version.py
+++ b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/azure/ai/projects/_version.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # Changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if the code is regenerated.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-VERSION = "2.5.0"
+VERSION = "2.5.1"