diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
index 9120e7b0a9..bfd83e8f32 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
   "otdfctl": "0.36.0",
   "protocol/go": "0.40.0",
   "sdk": "0.30.0",
-  "service": "0.25.1"
+  "service": "0.25.2"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/service/CHANGELOG.md b/service/CHANGELOG.md
index 81bb0b46e0..5b4b92f31e 100644
--- a/service/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/service/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.25.2](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/compare/service/v0.25.1...service/v0.25.2) (2026-09-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **core:** Make audit logger types extensible [backport to release/service/v0.25] ([#3966](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/issues/3966)) ([2143cf3](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/commit/2143cf3b1c873042ab019ff5e15ee6d8e4c5b7f0))
+
 ## [0.25.1](https://github.com/opentdf/platform/compare/service/v0.25.0...service/v0.25.1) (2026-08-19)
 
 
diff --git a/service/cmd/version.go b/service/cmd/version.go
index a4d5910a80..8014534d52 100644
--- a/service/cmd/version.go
+++ b/service/cmd/version.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-const Version = "0.25.1" // Service Version // x-release-please-version
+const Version = "0.25.2" // Service Version // x-release-please-version
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(&cobra.Command{