diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff594a9259..c234b64b94 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ This repo periodically syncs all official Kubeflow components from their respect
 | KServe Models Web App | contrib/kserve/models-web-app | [0.13.0](https://github.com/kserve/models-web-app/tree/0.13.0/config) |
 | Kubeflow Pipelines | apps/pipeline/upstream | [2.3.0](https://github.com/kubeflow/pipelines/tree/2.3.0/manifests/kustomize) |
 | Kubeflow Tekton Pipelines | apps/kfp-tekton/upstream | [2.0.5](https://github.com/kubeflow/kfp-tekton/tree/2.0.5/manifests/kustomize) |
-| Kubeflow Model Registry | apps/model-registry/upstream | [v0.2.1-alpha](https://github.com/kubeflow/model-registry/tree/v0.2.1-alpha/manifests/kustomize) |
+| Kubeflow Model Registry | apps/model-registry/upstream | [v0.2.5-alpha](https://github.com/kubeflow/model-registry/tree/v0.2.5-alpha/manifests/kustomize) |
 
 The following is also a matrix with versions from common components that are
 used from the different projects of Kubeflow:
diff --git a/apps/model-registry/upstream/README.md b/apps/model-registry/upstream/README.md
index 2c6ec9d731..54314cbdd9 100644
--- a/apps/model-registry/upstream/README.md
+++ b/apps/model-registry/upstream/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ This folder contains [Kubeflow Model Registry](https://www.kubeflow.org/docs/com
 
 To install Kubeflow Model Registry, follow [Kubeflow Model Registry deployment documentation](https://www.kubeflow.org/docs/components/model-registry/installation/)
 
-The following instructions will summarize how to deploy Model Registry as separate component in the context of a default Kubeflow >=1.8 installation.
+The following instructions will summarize how to deploy Model Registry as separate component in the context of a default Kubeflow >=1.9 installation.
+Ensure you are running these commands from the directory containing this README.md file (e.g.: you could check with `pwd`).
 
 ```bash
 kubectl apply -k overlays/db
diff --git a/hack/synchronize-model-registry-manifests.sh b/hack/synchronize-model-registry-manifests.sh
index 6f16d0d43f..45cef98ca2 100644
--- a/hack/synchronize-model-registry-manifests.sh
+++ b/hack/synchronize-model-registry-manifests.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 set -euxo pipefail
 IFS=$'\n\t'
 
-COMMIT="v0.2.1-alpha" # You can use tags as well
+COMMIT="v0.2.5-alpha" # You can use tags as well
 DEV_MODE=${DEV_MODE:=false}
 SRC_DIR=${SRC_DIR:=/tmp/kubeflow-model-registry}
 BRANCH=${BRANCH:=synchronize-kubeflow-model-registry-manifests-${COMMIT?}}