Add release notes for 2.5.0
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-latest_version: 2.4.0
-latest_version_date: 2021-09-10
-latest_snapshot: 2.5.0-SNAPSHOT
+latest_version: 2.5.0
+latest_version_date: 2022-03-26
+latest_snapshot: 2.6.0-SNAPSHOT
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+---
+layout: releasenotes
+title: Release Notes for Version 2.5.0
+date: 2022-03-26 20:00:00
+release_notes: true
+permalink: /releasenotes/2.5.0/
+---
+
+1. [Introduction](#intro)
+1. [Release Highlights](#highlights)
+1. [Known Issues](#knownissues)
+1. [Credits](#credits)
+1. [Test Results](#test)
+
+## <a id="intro"></a>Introduction
+
+Apache jclouds 2.5.0 is a regular release which includes compatibility and bug fixes.
+You can [read the official announcement here](https://s.apache.org/jclouds250). To get started with jclouds, please see the [jclouds installation guide](/start/install/).
+
+## <a id="highlights"></a>Release Highlights
+
+New features in Apache jclouds 2.5.0 include:
+
+* Updated dependencies, particularly those that enable Java 17 support.
+
+### Bugs and patches
+
+<ul>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1588'>JCLOUDS-1588</a>] - Vulnerability detected in gson <2.8.9
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1591'>JCLOUDS-1591</a>] - OAuth: ClientCredentialsJWTBearerTokenFlow.filter method throws Null Pointer Exception
+</li>
+</ul>
+
+### New Feature
+
+<ul>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1596'>JCLOUDS-1596</a>] - Support Activity Log Alert Operations
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1597'>JCLOUDS-1597</a>] - Support Alerts operations
+</li>
+</ul>
+
+### Improvement
+
+<ul>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1586'>JCLOUDS-1586</a>] - Upgrade to Guice 5.0.1
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1589'>JCLOUDS-1589</a>] - Upgrade to Log4j 2.17.0
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1590'>JCLOUDS-1590</a>] - Promote glacier to core
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1594'>JCLOUDS-1594</a>] - Allow overriding S3 with V4 signing
+</li>
+<li>[<a href='https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JCLOUDS-1599'>JCLOUDS-1599</a>] - Add support for GLACIER_IR storage class
+</li>
+</ul>
+
+The complete list of fixed issues and improvements can be found [here](https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?version=12350598&styleName=Html&projectId=12314430).
+
+## <a id="knownissues"></a> Known Issues
+
+* This release does not include labs providers. Users can depend on the SNAPSHOTs instead.
+
+## <a id="credits"></a>Credits
+
+jclouds would like to thank everyone who contributed time and effort in order to make this release happen:
+
+* Apache jclouds [PMC](http://people.apache.org/committers-by-project.html#jclouds-pmc) and community for verifying the release.
+* Check out who has been busy on [Open Hub](https://www.openhub.net/p/jclouds/contributors?query=&sort=latest_commit).
+
+## <a id="test"></a>Test Results
+
+Please see the discussion and the vote threads for live test results for 2.5.0:
+
+* RC1 [vote](https://s.apache.org/jclouds250rc1vote) and [discussion](https://s.apache.org/jclouds250rc1discuss) threads.
+
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The Release Notes and Javadocs for every major release of Apache jclouds are listed chronologically below.
+* [2.5.0](/releasenotes/2.5.0) | [Javadoc](/reference/javadoc/2.5.x/)
* [2.4.0](/releasenotes/2.4.0) | [Javadoc](/reference/javadoc/2.4.x/)
* [2.3.0](/releasenotes/2.3.0) | [Javadoc](/reference/javadoc/2.3.x/)
* [2.2.1](/releasenotes/2.2.1) | [Javadoc](/reference/javadoc/2.2.x/)
