diff --git a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
index a9f76fcd9e6b..f79345f0f89a 100644
--- a/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
+++ b/eng/versioning/version_client.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ com.azure:azure-data-sdk-parent;1.3.0;1.3.0
 com.azure:azure-sdk-parent;1.6.0;1.6.0
 com.azure:azure-client-sdk-parent;1.7.0;1.7.0
 com.azure:azure-ai-agents-persistent;1.0.0-beta.2;1.0.0-beta.3
-com.azure:azure-ai-agents;2.3.0;2.4.0
+com.azure:azure-ai-agents;2.4.0;2.5.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-ai-anomalydetector;3.0.0-beta.5;3.0.0-beta.6
 com.azure:azure-ai-contentsafety;1.0.19;1.1.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-ai-contentunderstanding;1.0.0;1.1.0-beta.4
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ com.azure:azure-ai-openai;1.0.0-beta.16;1.0.0-beta.17
 com.azure:azure-ai-openai-assistants;1.0.0-beta.5;1.0.0-beta.6
 com.azure:azure-ai-openai-realtime;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-ai-openai-stainless;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
-com.azure:azure-ai-projects;2.3.0;2.4.0
+com.azure:azure-ai-projects;2.4.0;2.5.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-ai-speech-transcription;1.0.0;1.1.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-ai-textanalytics;5.5.14;5.6.0-beta.1
 com.azure:azure-ai-textanalytics-perf;1.0.0-beta.1;1.0.0-beta.1
diff --git a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-agents/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-agents/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e400f2dd676..a626f1b89fef 100644
--- a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-agents/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-agents/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 2.5.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 2.4.0 (2026-08-19)
 
 ### Features Added
diff --git a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-agents/pom.xml b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-agents/pom.xml
index 997054fc7928..39b4cba0de64 100644
--- a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-agents/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-agents/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
   <artifactId>azure-ai-agents</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-ai-agents;current} -->
+  <version>2.5.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-ai-agents;current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Microsoft Azure SDK for Agents</name>
diff --git a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/CHANGELOG.md
index 55cf0e83b9d1..70d52e7977fb 100644
--- a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 2.5.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 2.4.0 (2026-08-19)
 
 ### Features Added
diff --git a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/pom.xml b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/pom.xml
index 7885d13524fb..1b8e3b9141c7 100644
--- a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Code generated by Microsoft (R) TypeSpec Code Generator.
 
   <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
   <artifactId>azure-ai-projects</artifactId>
-  <version>2.4.0</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-ai-projects;current} -->
+  <version>2.5.0-beta.1</version> <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-ai-projects;current} -->
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Microsoft Azure SDK for Projects</name>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Code generated by Microsoft (R) TypeSpec Code Generator.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
       <artifactId>azure-ai-agents</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4.0</version>  <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-ai-agents;current} -->
+      <version>2.5.0-beta.1</version>  <!-- {x-version-update;com.azure:azure-ai-agents;current} -->
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.openai</groupId>