diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index fc578c7301..85589c6d1e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2171.	[build]		andrei
+	The library version numbers have been bumped up for the Kea 2.5.0
+	development release.
+	(Gitlab #2990)
+
 2170.	[build]		fdupont
 	Moved from C++ 11 to C++ 14 as the minimal C++ version
 	which must be supported by the C++ compiler tobuild Kea.
diff --git a/src/lib/asiodns/Makefile.am b/src/lib/asiodns/Makefile.am
index 2897989a87..fe4f91774a 100644
--- a/src/lib/asiodns/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/asiodns/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CLEANFILES = *.gcno *.gcda
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libkea-asiodns.la
 
-libkea_asiodns_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 35:0:0
+libkea_asiodns_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 45:0:0
 
 libkea_asiodns_la_SOURCES = io_fetch.cc io_fetch.h
 libkea_asiodns_la_SOURCES += logger.h logger.cc
diff --git a/src/lib/asiolink/Makefile.am b/src/lib/asiolink/Makefile.am
index 5d13833ff5..b995f9ef52 100644
--- a/src/lib/asiolink/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/asiolink/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CLEANFILES = *.gcno *.gcda
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libkea-asiolink.la
 
-libkea_asiolink_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 56:0:0
+libkea_asiolink_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 66:0:0
 libkea_asiolink_la_LDFLAGS += $(CRYPTO_LDFLAGS)
 
 libkea_asiolink_la_SOURCES  = asiolink.h
diff --git a/src/lib/cc/Makefile.am b/src/lib/cc/Makefile.am
index a24af6214a..a0f9668eb5 100644
--- a/src/lib/cc/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/cc/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ libkea_cc_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/libkea-util.la
 libkea_cc_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 libkea_cc_la_LIBADD += $(BOOST_LIBS)
 
-libkea_cc_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 54:0:0
+libkea_cc_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 64:0:0
 
 # Specify the headers for copying into the installation directory tree.
 libkea_cc_includedir = $(pkgincludedir)/cc
diff --git a/src/lib/config/Makefile.am b/src/lib/config/Makefile.am
index a38f1bd4d7..2edaee27bd 100644
--- a/src/lib/config/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/config/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ libkea_cfgclient_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/libkea-util.la
 libkea_cfgclient_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 libkea_cfgclient_la_LIBADD += $(LOG4CPLUS_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(BOOST_LIBS)
 
-libkea_cfgclient_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 51:0:0
+libkea_cfgclient_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 61:0:0
 libkea_cfgclient_la_LDFLAGS += $(CRYPTO_LDFLAGS)
 
 # The message file should be in the distribution.
diff --git a/src/lib/cryptolink/Makefile.am b/src/lib/cryptolink/Makefile.am
index 8a7e72ec98..1d2e780e3a 100644
--- a/src/lib/cryptolink/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/cryptolink/Makefile.am
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ libkea_cryptolink_la_SOURCES += openssl_hmac.cc
 endif
 
 libkea_cryptolink_la_LDFLAGS = $(CRYPTO_LDFLAGS)
-libkea_cryptolink_la_LDFLAGS += -no-undefined -version-info 38:0:0
+libkea_cryptolink_la_LDFLAGS += -no-undefined -version-info 48:0:0
 libkea_cryptolink_la_LIBADD  = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 libkea_cryptolink_la_LIBADD += $(CRYPTO_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/src/lib/d2srv/Makefile.am b/src/lib/d2srv/Makefile.am
index 5141ac4a24..3512c67f38 100644
--- a/src/lib/d2srv/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/d2srv/Makefile.am
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ libkea_d2srv_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/libkea-util.la
 libkea_d2srv_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 libkea_d2srv_la_LIBADD += $(LOG4CPLUS_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(BOOST_LIBS)
 
-libkea_d2srv_la_LDFLAGS  = -no-undefined -version-info 30:0:0
+libkea_d2srv_la_LDFLAGS  = -no-undefined -version-info 41:0:0
 libkea_d2srv_la_LDFLAGS += $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(CRYPTO_LDFLAGS)
 
 # If we want to get rid of all generated messages files, we need to use
diff --git a/src/lib/database/Makefile.am b/src/lib/database/Makefile.am
index 5127b52957..c6a0548673 100644
--- a/src/lib/database/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/database/Makefile.am
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ libkea_database_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/libkea-util.la
 libkea_database_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 libkea_database_la_LIBADD += $(LOG4CPLUS_LIBS) $(BOOST_LIBS)
 
-libkea_database_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 48:0:0
+libkea_database_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 58:0:0
 
 # If we want to get rid of all generated messages files, we need to use
 # make maintainer-clean. The proper way to introduce custom commands for
diff --git a/src/lib/dhcp/Makefile.am b/src/lib/dhcp/Makefile.am
index 7c093f30ad..4213c449e8 100644
--- a/src/lib/dhcp/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/dhcp/Makefile.am
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ libkea_dhcp___la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/libkea-util.la
 libkea_dhcp___la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 libkea_dhcp___la_LIBADD += $(BOOST_LIBS)
 libkea_dhcp___la_LIBADD += $(CRYPTO_LIBS)
-libkea_dhcp___la_LDFLAGS  = -no-undefined -version-info 73:0:0
+libkea_dhcp___la_LDFLAGS  = -no-undefined -version-info 83:0:0
 libkea_dhcp___la_LDFLAGS += $(CRYPTO_LDFLAGS)
 
 EXTRA_DIST  = README libdhcp++.dox
diff --git a/src/lib/dhcp_ddns/Makefile.am b/src/lib/dhcp_ddns/Makefile.am
index a1e10e5b8a..a044bc8085 100644
--- a/src/lib/dhcp_ddns/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/dhcp_ddns/Makefile.am
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ libkea_dhcp_ddns_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS)
 libkea_dhcp_ddns_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 libkea_dhcp_ddns_la_LDFLAGS  = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 libkea_dhcp_ddns_la_LDFLAGS += $(CRYPTO_LDFLAGS)
-libkea_dhcp_ddns_la_LDFLAGS += -no-undefined -version-info 41:0:0
+libkea_dhcp_ddns_la_LDFLAGS += -no-undefined -version-info 52:0:0
 
 libkea_dhcp_ddns_la_LIBADD  = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/stats/libkea-stats.la
 libkea_dhcp_ddns_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/dhcp/libkea-dhcp++.la
diff --git a/src/lib/dhcpsrv/Makefile.am b/src/lib/dhcpsrv/Makefile.am
index 186b20177e..bf2c86a0ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/dhcpsrv/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/dhcpsrv/Makefile.am
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ libkea_dhcpsrv_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/libkea-util.la
 libkea_dhcpsrv_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 libkea_dhcpsrv_la_LIBADD += $(LOG4CPLUS_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(BOOST_LIBS)
 
-libkea_dhcpsrv_la_LDFLAGS  = -no-undefined -version-info 89:0:0
+libkea_dhcpsrv_la_LDFLAGS  = -no-undefined -version-info 100:0:0
 libkea_dhcpsrv_la_LDFLAGS += $(CRYPTO_LDFLAGS)
 if HAVE_MYSQL
 libkea_dhcpsrv_la_LDFLAGS += $(MYSQL_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/lib/dns/Makefile.am b/src/lib/dns/Makefile.am
index 84535884fa..71b55d4b3c 100644
--- a/src/lib/dns/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/dns/Makefile.am
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ BUILT_SOURCES += rdataclass.h rdataclass.cc
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libkea-dns++.la
 
-libkea_dns___la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 42:0:0
+libkea_dns___la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 52:0:0
 libkea_dns___la_LDFLAGS += $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(CRYPTO_LDFLAGS)
 
 libkea_dns___la_SOURCES =
diff --git a/src/lib/eval/Makefile.am b/src/lib/eval/Makefile.am
index ded89f22be..5ef6dad3cf 100644
--- a/src/lib/eval/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/eval/Makefile.am
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ libkea_eval_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/libkea-util.la
 libkea_eval_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 libkea_eval_la_LIBADD += $(LOG4CPLUS_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(BOOST_LIBS)
 
-libkea_eval_la_LDFLAGS  = -no-undefined -version-info 52:0:0
+libkea_eval_la_LDFLAGS  = -no-undefined -version-info 62:0:0
 libkea_eval_la_LDFLAGS += $(CRYPTO_LDFLAGS)
 
 EXTRA_DIST  = eval.dox
diff --git a/src/lib/exceptions/Makefile.am b/src/lib/exceptions/Makefile.am
index a6e7b90b8a..c7c51e7d73 100644
--- a/src/lib/exceptions/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/exceptions/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libkea-exceptions.la
 
 libkea_exceptions_la_SOURCES = exceptions.h exceptions.cc
 libkea_exceptions_la_SOURCES += isc_assert.h
-libkea_exceptions_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 23:0:0
+libkea_exceptions_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 33:0:0
 
 CLEANFILES = *.gcno *.gcda
 
diff --git a/src/lib/hooks/Makefile.am b/src/lib/hooks/Makefile.am
index ce0cc574f0..5d13581092 100644
--- a/src/lib/hooks/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/hooks/Makefile.am
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ libkea_hooks_la_SOURCES += hooks_messages.cc hooks_messages.h
 
 libkea_hooks_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS)
 libkea_hooks_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
-libkea_hooks_la_LDFLAGS  = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -no-undefined -version-info 77:0:0
+libkea_hooks_la_LDFLAGS  = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -no-undefined -version-info 88:0:0
 libkea_hooks_la_LIBADD  = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/cc/libkea-cc.la
 libkea_hooks_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/asiolink/libkea-asiolink.la
 libkea_hooks_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/log/libkea-log.la
diff --git a/src/lib/hooks/hooks.h b/src/lib/hooks/hooks.h
index ac9967f4ab..606a2b8b4a 100644
--- a/src/lib/hooks/hooks.h
+++ b/src/lib/hooks/hooks.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 namespace {
 
-// Version 20400 of the hooks framework, set for Kea 2.4.0
-const int KEA_HOOKS_VERSION = 20400;
+// Version 20500 of the hooks framework, set for Kea 2.5.0
+const int KEA_HOOKS_VERSION = 20500;
 
 // Names of the framework functions.
 const char* const LOAD_FUNCTION_NAME = "load";
diff --git a/src/lib/http/Makefile.am b/src/lib/http/Makefile.am
index d6b428e896..c2e7f68b09 100644
--- a/src/lib/http/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/http/Makefile.am
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ libkea_http_la_SOURCES += basic_auth.cc basic_auth.h
 libkea_http_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS)
 libkea_http_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 libkea_http_la_LDFLAGS  = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
-libkea_http_la_LDFLAGS += -no-undefined -version-info 56:0:0
+libkea_http_la_LDFLAGS += -no-undefined -version-info 66:0:0
 
 libkea_http_la_LIBADD  = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/hooks/libkea-hooks.la
 libkea_http_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/cc/libkea-cc.la
diff --git a/src/lib/log/Makefile.am b/src/lib/log/Makefile.am
index b7150e3d8a..95bb6e4c84 100644
--- a/src/lib/log/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/log/Makefile.am
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ libkea_log_la_LIBADD  = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/log/interprocess/libkea-log_inte
 libkea_log_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/libkea-util.la
 libkea_log_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 libkea_log_la_LIBADD += $(LOG4CPLUS_LIBS)
-libkea_log_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 48:0:0
+libkea_log_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 58:0:0
 
 # Specify the headers for copying into the installation directory tree.
 libkea_log_includedir = $(pkgincludedir)/log
diff --git a/src/lib/mysql/Makefile.am b/src/lib/mysql/Makefile.am
index f3fa69b07b..2e7e2afb11 100644
--- a/src/lib/mysql/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/mysql/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ libkea_mysql_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/libkea-util.la
 libkea_mysql_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 libkea_mysql_la_LIBADD += $(LOG4CPLUS_LIBS) $(BOOST_LIBS)
 
-libkea_mysql_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 53:0:0
+libkea_mysql_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 64:0:0
 
 libkea_mysql_la_LDFLAGS += $(MYSQL_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/src/lib/pgsql/Makefile.am b/src/lib/pgsql/Makefile.am
index fbefd8cc8f..89e3f93a74 100644
--- a/src/lib/pgsql/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/pgsql/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ libkea_pgsql_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/util/libkea-util.la
 libkea_pgsql_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 libkea_pgsql_la_LIBADD += $(LOG4CPLUS_LIBS) $(BOOST_LIBS)
 
-libkea_pgsql_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 53:0:0
+libkea_pgsql_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 64:0:0
 
 libkea_pgsql_la_LDFLAGS += $(PGSQL_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/src/lib/process/Makefile.am b/src/lib/process/Makefile.am
index cb20ab817c..ae75bbb2c1 100644
--- a/src/lib/process/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/process/Makefile.am
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ libkea_process_la_SOURCES += redact_config.cc redact_config.h
 libkea_process_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS)
 libkea_process_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 libkea_process_la_LDFLAGS  = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
-libkea_process_la_LDFLAGS += -no-undefined -version-info 57:0:0
+libkea_process_la_LDFLAGS += -no-undefined -version-info 67:0:0
 
 libkea_process_la_LIBADD  = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/process/cfgrpt/libcfgrpt.la
 libkea_process_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/config/libkea-cfgclient.la
diff --git a/src/lib/stats/Makefile.am b/src/lib/stats/Makefile.am
index 018d787aba..d03a3aa0ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/stats/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/stats/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ libkea_stats_la_SOURCES += context.h context.cc
 libkea_stats_la_SOURCES += stats_mgr.h stats_mgr.cc
 
 libkea_stats_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
-libkea_stats_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 29:0:0
+libkea_stats_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 39:0:0
 
 libkea_stats_la_LIBADD  = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/cc/libkea-cc.la
 libkea_stats_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/asiolink/libkea-asiolink.la
diff --git a/src/lib/tcp/Makefile.am b/src/lib/tcp/Makefile.am
index be1c20972b..d3cea93362 100644
--- a/src/lib/tcp/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/tcp/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ libkea_tcp_la_SOURCES += tcp_stream_msg.cc tcp_stream_msg.h
 libkea_tcp_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS)
 libkea_tcp_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 libkea_tcp_la_LDFLAGS  = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
-libkea_tcp_la_LDFLAGS += -no-undefined -version-info 5:0:0
+libkea_tcp_la_LDFLAGS += -no-undefined -version-info 15:0:0
 
 libkea_tcp_la_LIBADD  = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/hooks/libkea-hooks.la
 libkea_tcp_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/src/lib/cc/libkea-cc.la
diff --git a/src/lib/util/Makefile.am b/src/lib/util/Makefile.am
index e2833a9649..e6f429ab3c 100644
--- a/src/lib/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/util/Makefile.am
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ libkea_util_la_SOURCES += encode/utf8.cc encode/utf8.h
 
 libkea_util_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/exceptions/libkea-exceptions.la
 
-libkea_util_la_LDFLAGS  = -no-undefined -version-info 68:0:0
+libkea_util_la_LDFLAGS  = -no-undefined -version-info 78:0:0
 
 EXTRA_DIST = util.dox
 
diff --git a/src/lib/yang/Makefile.am b/src/lib/yang/Makefile.am
index 123f004a60..bc070d9167 100644
--- a/src/lib/yang/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/yang/Makefile.am
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ libkea_yang_la_LIBADD += $(LIBYANGCPP_LIBS)
 libkea_yang_la_LIBADD += $(SYSREPO_LIBS)
 libkea_yang_la_LIBADD += $(SYSREPOCPP_LIBS)
 
-libkea_yang_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 46:0:0
+libkea_yang_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 56:0:0
 
 # Specify the headers for copying into the installation directory tree.
 libkea_yang_includedir = $(pkgincludedir)/yang