diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 449062c1..cce16323 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
 
+## v3.25.1 (2026-07-09)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **ide-explorer**: Improve check directory check
+  ([`74469f2`](https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets/commit/74469f229906cff1f2e7d08f916aedda5d63ac54))
+
+- **ide_explorer**: Expand user base path for scripts and macros
+  ([`a341723`](https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets/commit/a341723352f51ec40aa090c3dc1e5105939ba29d))
+
+
 ## v3.25.0 (2026-07-09)
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 136dd7d6..8f40eda5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "bec_widgets"
-version = "3.25.0"
+version = "3.25.1"
 description = "BEC Widgets"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 classifiers = [