diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 994e7f675..e341a0b34 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ JSON in Java [package org.json]
 [![Java CI with Maven](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/actions/workflows/pipeline.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/actions/workflows/pipeline.yml)
 [![CodeQL](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/stleary/JSON-java/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
 
-**[Click here if you just want the latest release jar file.](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/json/json/20250517/json-20250517.jar)**
+**[Click here if you just want the latest release jar file.](https://search.maven.org/remotecontent?filepath=org/json/json/20251224/json-20251224.jar)**
 
 
 # Overview
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6dcdca6fc..898f10dc7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ subprojects {
 }
 
 group = 'org.json'
-version = 'v20250517-SNAPSHOT'
+version = 'v20251224-SNAPSHOT'
 description = 'JSON in Java'
 sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
 
diff --git a/docs/RELEASES.md b/docs/RELEASES.md
index cd53bbe55..653e2bb8c 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASES.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASES.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ and artifactId "json". For example:
 [https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.json%20AND%20a:json&core=gav](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org.json%20AND%20a:json&core=gav)
 
 ~~~
+20251224    Records, fromJson(), and recent commits
+
 20250517    Strict mode hardening and recent commits
 
 20250107    Restore moditect in pom.xml
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 81f5c3c2c..8d0881cbe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.json</groupId>
     <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-    <version>20250517</version>
+    <version>20251224</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
 
     <name>JSON in Java</name>