diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 261b13fc84..ee4ea60c47 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # PowerShell Extension Release History
 
+## v2025.1.0-preview
+### Thursday, January 16, 2025
+
+With PowerShell Editor Services [v4.2.0](https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShellEditorServices/releases/tag/v4.2.0)!
+
+VS Code engine update and snippet fix
+
+See more details at the GitHub Release for [v2025.1.0-preview](https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/releases/tag/v2025.1.0-preview).
+
 ## v2024.5.2-preview
 ### Wednesday, December 04, 2024
 
diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index 548e37fa57..1d839612bc 100644
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -87,29 +87,34 @@ of Microsoft. Assume `origin` is GitHub and `ado` is Azure DevOps.
 cd ./PowerShellEditorServices
 git checkout -B release
 ./tools/updateVersion.ps1 -Version "4.0.0" -Changes "Major release!"
+# Amend changelog as necessary
 git push --force-with-lease origin
-git push ado HEAD:main
-
+# Open, approve, and merge PR on GitHub
 cd ../vscode-powershell
 git checkout -B release
 ./tools/updateVersion.ps1 -Version "2024.4.0" -Changes "Major release!"
+# Amend changelog as necessary
 git push --force-with-lease origin
-git push ado HEAD:main
+# Open, approve, and merge PR on GitHub
+cd ../PowerShellEditorServices
+git checkout main
+git pull
+git push ado HEAD:release
+cd ../vscode-powershell
+git checkout main
+git pull
+git push ado HEAD:release
+# Download and test assets from draft GitHub Releases
+# Publish releases, ensuring tag is at release commit in `main`
+# Permit pipeline to publish to marketplace
 ```
 
-1. Amend changelogs as necessary.
-2. Push `release` branches to GitHub and to Azure DevOps `main` branch.
-3. Download and test assets!
-4. Publish draft releases and merge (don't squash!) branches.
-5. Permit pipeline to publish to marketplace.
-
 If rolling from pre-release to release, do not change the version of PowerShell
 Editor Services between a pre-release and the subsequent release! We only
 need to release the extension.
 
-The Azure DevOps pipelines have to build off `main` branch for _reasons_,
-but we still want to use PRs. Hence pushing `release` to `main` and then
-merging (not squashing nor rebasing) those PRs so the commit stays the same.
+The Azure DevOps pipelines have to build off a PR merged to `main` for _reasons_,
+hence that repo is a superset including all our commits plus signed PR merge commits.
 
 ### Versioning
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 30c7a9a94a..fc698ded92 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "powershell",
   "displayName": "PowerShell",
-  "version": "2024.5.2",
+  "version": "2025.1.0",
   "preview": false,
   "publisher": "ms-vscode",
   "description": "Develop PowerShell modules, commands and scripts in Visual Studio Code!",