diff --git a/bin/make_all b/bin/make_all
index 0c47a8f..a299e3b 100755
--- a/bin/make_all
+++ b/bin/make_all
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 cd $DIR/../src/sslip.io-dns-server
-ldflags="-X xip/xip.VersionSemantic=2.4.2 \
+ldflags="-X xip/xip.VersionSemantic=2.5.0 \
          -X xip/xip.VersionDate=$(date +%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S%z) \
          -X xip/xip.VersionGitHash=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 export GOOS GOARCH
diff --git a/bosh-release/.final_builds/packages/sslip.io-dns-server/index.yml b/bosh-release/.final_builds/packages/sslip.io-dns-server/index.yml
index 3acb522..ff950d4 100644
--- a/bosh-release/.final_builds/packages/sslip.io-dns-server/index.yml
+++ b/bosh-release/.final_builds/packages/sslip.io-dns-server/index.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ builds:
     version: df5ffc9ec5c9fc30f607f7cc76b794577065e20282673b748722428456b28a6d
     blobstore_id: 255ab1bc-1f92-4013-4300-22c2f2efa39e
     sha1: sha256:14f0df3489754079cde355badf8382126ebc8519eb40cb15e44ac30a45b3c2d4
+  edf1e15a3ab5233bc2c6247e2aadbcf1e165ab168f535ee1aacc0a4ad78c3f27:
+    version: edf1e15a3ab5233bc2c6247e2aadbcf1e165ab168f535ee1aacc0a4ad78c3f27
+    blobstore_id: 36ad0840-3dcd-4b0d-4550-0ece77007743
+    sha1: sha256:25d4d67beedd6926f36d7c9be765495c1a31173a0c2da86d9a28bc916e928dfb
   f14e1f7d3ecbc953136176b39b026e99360401f42c01b61db2083d7cc3f0a06e:
     version: f14e1f7d3ecbc953136176b39b026e99360401f42c01b61db2083d7cc3f0a06e
     blobstore_id: 7f1b9c5b-1eb2-4761-5212-f857dbf704d3
diff --git a/bosh-release/packages/sslip.io-dns-server/packaging b/bosh-release/packages/sslip.io-dns-server/packaging
index 1e27483..d51fd7c 100644
--- a/bosh-release/packages/sslip.io-dns-server/packaging
+++ b/bosh-release/packages/sslip.io-dns-server/packaging
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ source /var/vcap/packages/golang-1-linux/bosh/compile.env
 mkdir src ${BOSH_INSTALL_TARGET}/bin
 mv sslip.io-dns-server/{go.*,main.go,xip} src/
 cd src/
-ldflags="-X xip/xip.VersionSemantic=2.4.2 \
+ldflags="-X xip/xip.VersionSemantic=2.5.0 \
          -X xip/xip.VersionDate=$(date +%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S%z) \
-         -X xip/xip.VersionGitHash=1e6fae4"
+         -X xip/xip.VersionGitHash=7831e3c"
 go build \
     -ldflags="$ldflags" \
     -o ${BOSH_INSTALL_TARGET}/bin/sslip.io-dns-server
diff --git a/bosh-release/releases/sslip.io/index.yml b/bosh-release/releases/sslip.io/index.yml
index bd76ebe..e0da3c4 100644
--- a/bosh-release/releases/sslip.io/index.yml
+++ b/bosh-release/releases/sslip.io/index.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 builds:
   1c4de423-584b-42b9-59ab-93a123c96307:
     version: 1.2.0
+  2b0eb400-814f-4ce4-6046-c1cfda040d70:
+    version: 2.5.0
   43640b61-afe3-4bc0-79ed-4e279f286041:
     version: 2.4.1
   516ea48d-0717-494d-4082-9d8f0ab937df:
diff --git a/bosh-release/releases/sslip.io/sslip.io-2.5.0.yml b/bosh-release/releases/sslip.io/sslip.io-2.5.0.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10cbf61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bosh-release/releases/sslip.io/sslip.io-2.5.0.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: sslip.io
+version: 2.5.0
+commit_hash: ae8dee5
+uncommitted_changes: false
+jobs:
+- name: sslip.io-dns-server
+  version: 308acb7c186a042bc2ca4c28b83c9fe7589a64c48ab6a11869c442bcaea8fdf9
+  fingerprint: 308acb7c186a042bc2ca4c28b83c9fe7589a64c48ab6a11869c442bcaea8fdf9
+  sha1: sha256:6ca6f2c11816a82ecb3cf9300ea59369977cbaa7c39eddca35628a7c6b9b5b45
+  packages:
+  - sslip.io-dns-server
+packages:
+- name: golang-1-linux
+  version: 1ab563903c1f130ca908d3abdbf66650a395d3b77134474bff837aeed3649c06
+  fingerprint: 1ab563903c1f130ca908d3abdbf66650a395d3b77134474bff837aeed3649c06
+  sha1: sha256:1f4f73a903b8f59b46d9a8ff813961615126b843eafa991c7dc950ae9a2a0bf1
+  dependencies: []
+- name: sslip.io-dns-server
+  version: edf1e15a3ab5233bc2c6247e2aadbcf1e165ab168f535ee1aacc0a4ad78c3f27
+  fingerprint: edf1e15a3ab5233bc2c6247e2aadbcf1e165ab168f535ee1aacc0a4ad78c3f27
+  sha1: sha256:25d4d67beedd6926f36d7c9be765495c1a31173a0c2da86d9a28bc916e928dfb
+  dependencies:
+  - golang-1-linux
diff --git a/docs/DEVELOPER.md b/docs/DEVELOPER.md
index 3d8e8f4..f2c1c20 100644
--- a/docs/DEVELOPER.md
+++ b/docs/DEVELOPER.md
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ These instructions are meant primarily for me when deploying a new BOSH release;
 they might not make sense unless you're on my workstation.
 
 ```bash
-export OLD_VERSION=2.4.1
-export VERSION=2.4.2
+export OLD_VERSION=2.4.2
+export VERSION=2.5.0
 cd ~/workspace/sslip.io
 git pull -r --autostash
 # update the version number for the TXT record for version.status.sslip.io
@@ -20,15 +20,20 @@ sed -i '' "s~/$OLD_VERSION/~/$VERSION/~g" \
 # update the git hash for the TXT record for version.status.sslip.io for BOSH release
 sed -i '' "s/VersionGitHash=[0-9a-fA-F]*/VersionGitHash=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)/g" \
   bosh-release/packages/sslip.io-dns-server/packaging
+# let's get the BOSH creds
 cd bosh-release/
 lpass show a # refresh LastPass token
 . ~/workspace/deployments/.envrc # set BOSH auth
 export BOSH_DEPLOYMENT=sslip.io-dns-server
+# create the BOSH release
 bosh create-release --force
+# upload the release
 bosh upload-release
+# deploy the release
 bosh -n -d sslip.io-dns-server deploy ~/workspace/deployments/sslip.io-dns-server.yml --recreate
-bosh instances # record the IP address of the instance
-IP=$(bosh is --json | jq -r '.Tables[0].Rows[0].ips')
+# find the IP of the deployed DNS server
+IP=$(bosh is --json | jq -r '.Tables[0].Rows[0].ips'); echo $IP
+# run the tests!
 dig +short 127.0.0.1.example.com @$IP
 echo 127.0.0.1
 dig +short ns example.com @$IP
@@ -65,18 +70,25 @@ echo " ===" # separator because the results are too similar
 dig @$IP my-key.k-v.io txt +short # returns nothing
 dig @$IP metrics.status.sslip.io txt +short | grep '"queries: '
 echo '"queries: 16"'
+# pop up a directory
 pushd ..
+# let's add our changes
 git add -p
-git ci -vm"BOSH release: $VERSION: kv.sslip.io key-value store"
+# and commit (but DON'T push)
+git ci -vm"BOSH release: $VERSION: block phishers"
 popd
+# upload the blobs
 bosh upload-blobs
+# create the release
 bosh create-release \
   --final \
   --tarball ~/Downloads/sslip.io-release-${VERSION}.tgz \
   --version ${VERSION}
+# add the changes
 git add -N releases/ .final_builds/
 git add -p
 git ci --amend
+# tag the release
 git tag $VERSION
 git push
 git push --tags
diff --git a/k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server b/k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server
index 5c097ba..771198a 100644
--- a/k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server
+++ b/k8s/Dockerfile-sslip.io-dns-server
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LABEL maintainer="brian.cunnie@gmail.com"
 RUN apk update && apk add bind-tools
 
 ARG TARGETARCH # amd64, arm64 (so I can run on AWS graviton2)
-RUN wget https://github.com/cunnie/sslip.io/releases/download/2.4.2/sslip.io-dns-server-linux-$TARGETARCH \
+RUN wget https://github.com/cunnie/sslip.io/releases/download/2.5.0/sslip.io-dns-server-linux-$TARGETARCH \
     -O /usr/sbin/sslip.io-dns-server; \
   chmod 755 /usr/sbin/sslip.io-dns-server
 
diff --git a/k8s/document_root/index.html b/k8s/document_root/index.html
index 03576bd..3718b60 100644
--- a/k8s/document_root/index.html
+++ b/k8s/document_root/index.html
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/respond/1.4.2/respond.min.js"></script> <![endif]-->
       example, we install & run our server within a docker container:</p>
       <pre>
 docker run -it --rm fedora
-curl -L https://github.com/cunnie/sslip.io/releases/download/2.4.2/sslip.io-dns-server-linux-amd64 -o dns-server
+curl -L https://github.com/cunnie/sslip.io/releases/download/2.5.0/sslip.io-dns-server-linux-amd64 -o dns-server
 chmod +x dns-server
 ./dns-server 2&gt; dns-server.log &
 dnf install -y bind-utils
diff --git a/spec/check-dns_spec.rb b/spec/check-dns_spec.rb
index 4691c52..cc7524c 100644
--- a/spec/check-dns_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/check-dns_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def get_whois_nameservers(domain)
 end
 
 domain = ENV['DOMAIN'] || 'example.com'
-sslip_version = '2.4.2'
+sslip_version = '2.5.0'
 whois_nameservers = get_whois_nameservers(domain)
 
 describe domain do