diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80a2841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+## 0.25.1
+
+- Fixed an issue where plots didn't update when using the pipe (`|`) operator
+- Open external links in browser
+- Improved welcome document
+
+## 0.25.0
+
+Initial release
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 958f0be..1c35a0a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "stencila-desktop",
   "productName": "Stencila Desktop",
   "description": "Stencila for the desktop",
-  "version": "0.25.0",
+  "version": "0.25.1",
   "author": "Nokome Bentley",
   "homepage": "http://stenci.la",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "start": "node make && npm-run-all --parallel watch app"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "stencila": "^0.25.2",
+    "stencila": "^0.25.7",
     "stencila-node": "^0.25.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/document/documentWindow.js b/src/document/documentWindow.js
index 40f6d63..95fa9b7 100644
--- a/src/document/documentWindow.js
+++ b/src/document/documentWindow.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const windowId = currentWindow.id
 const documentMenuBuilder = new DocumentMenuBuilder()
 const AppState = require('./AppState')
 const { dialog } = require('electron').remote
+const { shell } = remote
 
 let appState = new AppState()
 
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ currentWindow.on('focus', () => {
   })
 })
 
+// HACK: we should find a better solution to intercept window.open calls
+// (e.g. as done by LinkComponent)
+window.open = function(url /*, frameName, features*/) {
+  shell.openExternal(url)
+}
 
 window.onbeforeunload = function () {
 
diff --git a/src/shared/initBackend.js b/src/shared/initBackend.js
index 96d5684..4575135 100644
--- a/src/shared/initBackend.js
+++ b/src/shared/initBackend.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const { app } = remote
 
 const DOCUMENTS_DIR = app.getPath('documents')
-const STENCILA_LIBRARY_DIR = path.join(DOCUMENTS_DIR, 'Stencila-0.25')
+const STENCILA_LIBRARY_DIR = path.join(DOCUMENTS_DIR, 'Stencila-0.25.1')
 const STENCILA_LIBRARY_FILE = path.join(STENCILA_LIBRARY_DIR, 'library.json')
 const fileSystemBackend = new FileSystemBackend(STENCILA_LIBRARY_DIR)