diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 380b6f91..3188cedb 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.24"
+  ".": "0.1.0-alpha.25"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c0201f4..7cc7f23a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.0-alpha.25 (2025-07-31)
+
+Full Changelog: [v0.1.0-alpha.24...v0.1.0-alpha.25](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/compare/v0.1.0-alpha.24...v0.1.0-alpha.25)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **internal:** ensure sorbet test always runs serially ([007501f](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/commit/007501f8faade4e909775c5c2de7f99b3e344bb7))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* **internal:** increase visibility of internal helper method ([66d0f39](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/commit/66d0f3947c6724659efbd8d23890a5e5519be22c))
+* update contribute.md ([7d83851](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/commit/7d8385183a2e4d9919780cd73a350431b27f4312))
+
 ## 0.1.0-alpha.24 (2025-07-23)
 
 Full Changelog: [v0.1.0-alpha.23...v0.1.0-alpha.24](https://github.com/Finch-API/finch-api-ruby/compare/v0.1.0-alpha.23...v0.1.0-alpha.24)
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9173c51c..b1bc266a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $ bundle exec rake test
 
 ## Linting and formatting
 
-This repository uses [rubocop](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop) for linting and formatting of `*.rb` and `*.rbi` files. [syntax_tree](https://github.com/ruby-syntax-tree/syntax_tree) is used for formatting `*.rbs` files.
+This repository uses [rubocop](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop) for linting and formatting of `*.rb` files; And [syntax_tree](https://github.com/ruby-syntax-tree/syntax_tree) is used for formatting of both `*.rbi` and `*.rbs` files.
 
 There are two separate type checkers supported by this library: [sorbet](https://github.com/sorbet/sorbet) and [steep](https://github.com/soutaro/steep) are used for verifying `*.rbi` and `*.rbs` files respectively.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4cac9399..60c3ad6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ To use this gem, install via Bundler by adding the following to your application
 <!-- x-release-please-start-version -->
 
 ```ruby
-gem "finch-api", "~> 0.1.0.pre.alpha.24"
+gem "finch-api", "~> 0.1.0.pre.alpha.25"
 ```
 
 <!-- x-release-please-end -->
diff --git a/lib/finch_api/internal/transport/base_client.rb b/lib/finch_api/internal/transport/base_client.rb
index 6e306754..3f539160 100644
--- a/lib/finch_api/internal/transport/base_client.rb
+++ b/lib/finch_api/internal/transport/base_client.rb
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ def initialize(
         #
         # @raise [FinchAPI::Errors::APIError]
         # @return [Array(Integer, Net::HTTPResponse, Enumerable<String>)]
-        private def send_request(request, redirect_count:, retry_count:, send_retry_header:)
+        def send_request(request, redirect_count:, retry_count:, send_retry_header:)
           url, headers, max_retries, timeout = request.fetch_values(:url, :headers, :max_retries, :timeout)
           input = {**request.except(:timeout), deadline: FinchAPI::Internal::Util.monotonic_secs + timeout}
 
diff --git a/lib/finch_api/version.rb b/lib/finch_api/version.rb
index c8a8000b..8137c136 100644
--- a/lib/finch_api/version.rb
+++ b/lib/finch_api/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module FinchAPI
-  VERSION = "0.1.0.pre.alpha.24"
+  VERSION = "0.1.0.pre.alpha.25"
 end
diff --git a/rbi/finch_api/internal/transport/base_client.rbi b/rbi/finch_api/internal/transport/base_client.rbi
index 0b9f6325..12c2d6cc 100644
--- a/rbi/finch_api/internal/transport/base_client.rbi
+++ b/rbi/finch_api/internal/transport/base_client.rbi
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ module FinchAPI
             send_retry_header: T::Boolean
           ).returns([Integer, Net::HTTPResponse, T::Enumerable[String]])
         end
-        private def send_request(
+        def send_request(
           request,
           redirect_count:,
           retry_count:,
diff --git a/sig/finch_api/internal/transport/base_client.rbs b/sig/finch_api/internal/transport/base_client.rbs
index a7d0e7a3..f901f932 100644
--- a/sig/finch_api/internal/transport/base_client.rbs
+++ b/sig/finch_api/internal/transport/base_client.rbs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ module FinchAPI
           retry_count: Integer
         ) -> Float
 
-        private def send_request: (
+        def send_request: (
           FinchAPI::Internal::Transport::BaseClient::request_input request,
           redirect_count: Integer,
           retry_count: Integer,
diff --git a/test/finch_api/internal/sorbet_runtime_support_test.rb b/test/finch_api/internal/sorbet_runtime_support_test.rb
index 08d174bb..207dc8e9 100644
--- a/test/finch_api/internal/sorbet_runtime_support_test.rb
+++ b/test/finch_api/internal/sorbet_runtime_support_test.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 require_relative "../test_helper"
 
 class FinchAPI::Test::SorbetRuntimeSupportTest < Minitest::Test
+  extend Minitest::Serial
+
   i_suck_and_my_tests_are_order_dependent!
 
   module E