diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c992b026..2d9c7d18 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ Calibre-Web is a web app that offers a clean and intuitive interface for browsin
 
 - **Python Version**: Ensure you have Python 3.7 or newer.
 - **Imagemagick**: Required for cover extraction from EPUBs. Windows users may also need to install [Ghostscript](https://ghostscript.com/releases/gsdnld.html) for PDF cover extraction.
-- **Windows Users**: Install [libmagic](https://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/downlinks/file.php) for 32bit python or [libmagic for 64bit python](https://github.com/nscaife/file-windows/releases/tag/20170108), depending on your Python version. Make sure these files are included in your path.
 - **Optional Tools**:
    - **Calibre desktop program**: Recommended for on-the-fly conversion and metadata editing. Set the path to Calibre’s converter tool on the setup page.
    - **Kepubify tool**: Needed for Kobo device support. Download the tool and place the binary in `/opt/kepubify` on Linux or `C:\Program Files\kepubify` on Windows.
diff --git a/cps/constants.py b/cps/constants.py
index 5c2b7680..48b5a106 100644
--- a/cps/constants.py
+++ b/cps/constants.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ BookMeta = namedtuple('BookMeta', 'file_path, extension, title, author, cover, d
                                   'series_id, languages, publisher, pubdate, identifiers')
 
 # python build process likes to have x.y.zbw -> b for beta and w a counting number
-STABLE_VERSION =  '0.6.24'
+STABLE_VERSION =  '0.6.25b'
 
 NIGHTLY_VERSION = dict()
 NIGHTLY_VERSION[0] = '$Format:%H$'