diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f7e46d109..cd8f51537 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ IF(ASSIMP_HUNTER_ENABLED)
   ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DASSIMP_USE_HUNTER)
 ENDIF()
 
-PROJECT(Assimp VERSION 6.0.1)
+PROJECT(Assimp VERSION 6.0.2
+  LANGUAGES C CXX
+  DESCRIPTION "Open Asset Import Library (Assimp) is a library to import various well-known 3D model formats in a uniform manner."
+)
 
 # All supported options ###############################################
 
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@ SET (ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR})
 SET (ASSIMP_VERSION_MINOR ${PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR})
 SET (ASSIMP_VERSION_PATCH ${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH})
 SET (ASSIMP_VERSION ${ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ASSIMP_VERSION_MINOR}.${ASSIMP_VERSION_PATCH})
-SET (ASSIMP_SOVERSION 5)
+SET (ASSIMP_SOVERSION 6)
 
 SET( ASSIMP_PACKAGE_VERSION "0" CACHE STRING "the package-specific version used for uploading the sources" )
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
diff --git a/code/Common/Assimp.cpp b/code/Common/Assimp.cpp
index ee7f3fed8..f84951b1f 100644
--- a/code/Common/Assimp.cpp
+++ b/code/Common/Assimp.cpp
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ static std::mutex gLogStreamMutex;
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Custom LogStream implementation for the C-API
-class LogToCallbackRedirector : public LogStream {
+class LogToCallbackRedirector final : public LogStream {
 public:
     explicit LogToCallbackRedirector(const aiLogStream &s) :
-            stream(s) {
+            mStream(s) {
         ai_assert(nullptr != s.callback);
     }
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public:
         // might cause strange problems, but the chance is quite low.
 
         PredefLogStreamMap::iterator it = std::find(gPredefinedStreams.begin(),
-                gPredefinedStreams.end(), (Assimp::LogStream *)stream.user);
+                gPredefinedStreams.end(), (Assimp::LogStream *)mStream.user);
 
         if (it != gPredefinedStreams.end()) {
             delete *it;
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ public:
 
     /** @copydoc LogStream::write */
     void write(const char *message) {
-        stream.callback(message, stream.user);
+        mStream.callback(message, mStream.user);
     }
 
 private:
-    aiLogStream stream;
+    const aiLogStream &mStream;
 };
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/code/Common/Version.cpp b/code/Common/Version.cpp
index c18ac9d46..eabe9a430 100644
--- a/code/Common/Version.cpp
+++ b/code/Common/Version.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 static constexpr char LEGAL_INFORMATION[] =
         "Open Asset Import Library (Assimp).\n"
         "A free C/C++ library to import various 3D file formats into applications\n\n"
-        "(c) 2006-2024, Assimp team\n"
+        "(c) 2006-2025, Assimp team\n"
         "License under the terms and conditions of the 3-clause BSD license\n"
         "https://www.assimp.org\n";
 
diff --git a/test/unit/utVersion.cpp b/test/unit/utVersion.cpp
index e45406b0e..078bfd7be 100644
--- a/test/unit/utVersion.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/utVersion.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ TEST_F( utVersion, aiGetLegalStringTest ) {
     EXPECT_NE( lv, nullptr );
     std::string text( lv );
 
-    size_t pos = text.find(std::string("2024"));
+    size_t pos = text.find(std::string("2025"));
     EXPECT_NE(pos, std::string::npos);
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ TEST_F( utVersion, aiGetVersionMinorTest ) {
 }
 
 TEST_F( utVersion, aiGetVersionPatchTest ) {
-    EXPECT_EQ(aiGetVersionPatch(), 1U );
+    EXPECT_EQ(aiGetVersionPatch(), 2U );
 }
 
 TEST_F( utVersion, aiGetCompileFlagsTest ) {