diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 5daa2e767..003129891 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+mkdocs-material-2.5.0 (2017-01-13)
+
+  * Added support for right-to-left languages
+
 mkdocs-material-2.4.0 (2017-01-11)
 
   * Added focus state for clipboard buttons
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ddcc35683..9a13ac5fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ theme:
 ## What to expect
 
 * Responsive design and fluid layout for all kinds of screens and devices,
-  designed to serve your project documentation in a user-friendly way with
-  optimal readability.
+  designed to serve your project documentation in a user-friendly way in 17
+  languages with optimal readability.
 
 * Easily customizable primary and accent color, fonts, favicon and logo;
   straight forward localization through theme extension; integrated with Google
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index 6a5c6d1a7..7eb35c5ec 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -104,9 +104,12 @@ The `mkdocs` executable is provided as an entrypoint, `serve` is the default
 command. Start the development server in your project root with:
 
 ```
-docker run --rm -it -p 8000:8000 -v `pwd`:/docs squidfunk/mkdocs-material
+docker run --rm -it -p 8000:8000 -v ${PWD}:/docs squidfunk/mkdocs-material
 ```
 
+If you're using Windows command prompt (`cmd.exe`), substitute `${PWD}` with
+`"%cd%"`.
+
   [8]: https://hub.docker.com/r/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/
 
 ## Usage
@@ -324,6 +327,19 @@ Pull Request.
 
   [16]: https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_language_codes.asp
 
+#### Text direction
+
+> Default: `ltr`
+
+Material supports both, left-to-right (`ltr`) and right-to-left (`rtl`) text
+direction. This enables more languages like Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac and others
+to be used with the theme:
+
+```
+theme:
+  direction: rtl
+```
+
 #### Site search
 
 > Default: `en`
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 4ac195579..e615ae62b 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ theme:
 ## What to expect
 
 * Responsive design and fluid layout for all kinds of screens and devices,
-  designed to serve your project documentation in a user-friendly way with
-  optimal readability.
+  designed to serve your project documentation in a user-friendly way in 17
+  languages with optimal readability.
 
 * Easily customizable primary and accent color, fonts, favicon and logo;
   straight forward localization through theme extension; integrated with Google
diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 4abd3f5e5..accc27b5e 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ To determine the currently installed version, use the following command:
 
 ``` sh
 pip show mkdocs-material | grep -E ^Version
-# Version 2.4.0
+# Version 2.5.0
 ```
 
 ### Material 1.x to 2.x
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ pip show mkdocs-material | grep -E ^Version
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### 2.5.0 <small>_ January 13, 2018</small>
+
+* Added support for right-to-left languages
+
 ### 2.4.0 <small>_ January 11, 2018</small>
 
 * Added focus state for clipboard buttons
diff --git a/material/base.html b/material/base.html
index 994d4dc83..6eb5cb8ad 100644
--- a/material/base.html
+++ b/material/base.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <meta name="lang:{{ key }}" content="{{ lang.t(key) }}">
       {% endfor %}
       <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ base_url }}/{{ config.theme.favicon }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-2.4.0">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-2.5.0">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 22ce36a22..2789835db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "2.4.0",
+  "version": "2.5.0",
   "description": "A Material Design theme for MkDocs",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",