diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yml
index 7c3b64fc..a0100434 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
       pre_release_version:
-        description: "Pre-Release version, e.g. 'b1', will be added behind the release_version in setup.py."
+        description: "(Optional) Pre-Release version, e.g. 'b1'. Used mainly to support consensus release on betanet."
         required: false
         type: string
 
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 89cd11c8..14ec9cfa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
+# v2.5.0
+
+<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at release/v2.5.0 -->
+
+## What's Changed
+### Enhancements
+* api: Sync client object. by @winder in https://github.com/algorand/py-algorand-sdk/pull/514
+
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/algorand/py-algorand-sdk/compare/v2.4.0...v2.5.0
+
 # v2.4.0
 
 <!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at release/v2.4.0 -->
diff --git a/algosdk/v2client/algod.py b/algosdk/v2client/algod.py
index 73bec63c..bd2f4189 100644
--- a/algosdk/v2client/algod.py
+++ b/algosdk/v2client/algod.py
@@ -779,6 +779,22 @@ def get_ledger_state_delta_for_transaction_group(
             "GET", req, params=query, response_format=response_format, **kwargs
         )
 
+    def get_block_txids(
+        self, round_num: int, **kwargs: Any
+    ) -> AlgodResponseType:
+        """
+        Get the top level transaction IDs for the block
+        on the given round.
+
+        Args:
+            round_num (int): The round in which the transaction appears.
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict[str, Any]: Response from algod
+        """
+        req = "/blocks/{}/txids".format(round_num)
+        return self.algod_request("GET", req, **kwargs)
+
 
 def _specify_round_string(
     block: Union[int, None], round_num: Union[int, None]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c06215bf..70d6c854 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     description="Algorand SDK in Python",
     author="Algorand",
     author_email="pypiservice@algorand.com",
-    version="2.4.0",
+    version="2.5.0",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     url="https://github.com/algorand/py-algorand-sdk",
diff --git a/tests/steps/other_v2_steps.py b/tests/steps/other_v2_steps.py
index 1064e4cf..9728a6ca 100644
--- a/tests/steps/other_v2_steps.py
+++ b/tests/steps/other_v2_steps.py
@@ -1693,3 +1693,8 @@ def get_ledger_state_delta_for_transaction_group(context, id):
             id, response_format="msgpack"
         )
     )
+
+
+@when("we make a GetBlockTxids call against block number {round}")
+def get_block_txids_call(context, round):
+    context.response = context.acl.get_block_txids(round)
diff --git a/tests/unit.tags b/tests/unit.tags
index 71ae9e27..a1e28d90 100644
--- a/tests/unit.tags
+++ b/tests/unit.tags
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 @unit.atc_method_args
 @unit.atomic_transaction_composer
 @unit.blocksummary
+@unit.blocktxids
 @unit.dryrun
 @unit.dryrun.trace.application
 @unit.feetest
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 @unit.responses.participationupdates
 @unit.responses.sync
 @unit.responses.timestamp
+@unit.responses.txid.json
 @unit.responses.unlimited_assets
 @unit.sourcemap
 @unit.statedelta