Merge pull request #536 from hashicorp/cut-release-250

version: cut release 2.5.0

Author: tanmay-hc

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,6 +3,25 @@
 Please refer to [releases](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure/releases) for the latest CHANGELOG information.
 
 ---
+## 2.5.0 (September 3, 2025)
+
+## What's Changed
+### Breaking Changes
+* VHDs are no longer built using unmanaged disks, this change was made because of the following deprecation notice from Microsoft https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/unmanaged-disks-deprecation.  Users must now create the capture container in their storage account at the root of the container.  The plugin no longer relies on Azure system created capture containers.
+### Exciting New Features
+* Added Support for multiple artifact, (i.e. VHD, SharedImageGallery and Managed Image) creation in the same build in [GH-522](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure/pull/522)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+* Move SIG Regex check to builder to fix validation failures in [GH-531](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure/pull/531)
+* Fixed Release Artifact Schema file name in [GH-532](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure/pull/532)
+* Fixed Unmanaged Disks in [GH-522](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure/pull/522)
+* VHD Migrations Fixes - VHD Acceptance Tests, and Disk Revoke Access on Failures in [GH-534](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure/pull/534)
+
+### Other Changes
+* Packer Plugin SDK v0.6.1 => v0.6.2 and run make generate in [GH-525](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure/pull/525)
+* Remove unused constant causing linter failure in [GH-533](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure/pull/533)
+* Updated Module for Security Vulnerability in [GH-535](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-azure/pull/535)
+
 ## 2.4.0 (August 6, 2025)
 
 ## What's Changed

version/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4.1-dev
+2.5.0

version/version.go

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	Version            = "2.4.1"
-	VersionPrerelease  = "dev"
+	Version            = "2.5.0"
+	VersionPrerelease  = ""
 	VersionMetadata    = ""
 	AzurePluginVersion = version.NewPluginVersion(Version, VersionPrerelease, VersionMetadata)
 )