diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/api/ApiVersion.scala b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/api/ApiVersion.scala
index 90ffb10347d8a..a2ec7a82e2fd7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/kafka/api/ApiVersion.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/kafka/api/ApiVersion.scala
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ object ApiVersion {
     // Add adding_replicas and removing_replicas fields to LeaderAndIsrRequest
     KAFKA_2_4_IV0,
     // Flexible version support in inter-broker APIs
-    KAFKA_2_4_IV1
+    KAFKA_2_4_IV1,
+    // No new APIs, equivalent to 2.4-IV1
+    KAFKA_2_5_IV0
   )
 
   // Map keys are the union of the short and full versions
@@ -334,6 +336,13 @@ case object KAFKA_2_4_IV1 extends DefaultApiVersion {
   val id: Int = 25
 }
 
+case object KAFKA_2_5_IV0 extends DefaultApiVersion {
+  val shortVersion: String = "2.5"
+  val subVersion = "IV0"
+  val recordVersion = RecordVersion.V2
+  val id: Int = 26
+}
+
 object ApiVersionValidator extends Validator {
 
   override def ensureValid(name: String, value: Any): Unit = {