chore(release): bump version to 2.5.1 and update changelog with DASH/HLS playback fixes

Author: lvcabral

CHANGELOG.md

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 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+<a name="v2.5.1"></a>
+
+## [v2.5.1 - DASH/HLS Playback Fixes](https://github.com/lvcabral/brs-engine/releases/tag/v2.5.1) - 18 August 2026
+
+This patch release fixes two browser API playback issues introduced with v2.5.0's DASH streaming support: DASH subtitles being silently dropped, and playback stalling on a transient decoder error. Read the full release notes below for more details.
+
+### Release Changes
+
+#### Browser API
+
+* (api) Render DASH subtitles via manual cue dispatch by [@lvcabral](https://github.com/lvcabral) in [#1192](https://github.com/lvcabral/brs-engine/pull/1192)
+* (api) Let dash.js/hls.js self-heal `MEDIA_ERR_DECODE` instead of failing playback by [@lvcabral](https://github.com/lvcabral) in [#1193](https://github.com/lvcabral/brs-engine/pull/1193)
+
+[Full Changelog][v2.5.1]
+
 <a name="v2.5.0"></a>
 
 ## [v2.5.0 - DASH Streaming and AnimatedImage Spec Compliance](https://github.com/lvcabral/brs-engine/releases/tag/v2.5.0) - 17 August 2026
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 [Full Changelog][v0.1.0-emu]
 
+[v2.5.1]: https://github.com/lvcabral/brs-engine/compare/v2.5.0...v2.5.1
 [v2.5.0]: https://github.com/lvcabral/brs-engine/compare/v2.4.0...v2.5.0
 [v2.4.0]: https://github.com/lvcabral/brs-engine/compare/v2.3.0...v2.4.0
 [v2.3.0]: https://github.com/lvcabral/brs-engine/compare/v2.2.0...v2.3.0

package-lock.json

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 {
   "name": "brs-engine-workspace",
-  "version": "2.5.0",
+  "version": "2.5.1",
   "private": true,
   "title": "BrightScript Simulation Engine",
   "description": "BrightScript Simulation Engine - Run Roku apps on Browsers and Node.js",

package.json

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 {
   "name": "brs-engine",
-  "version": "2.5.0",
+  "version": "2.5.1",
   "title": "BrightScript Simulation Engine",
   "description": "BrightScript Simulation Engine - Run Roku apps on Browsers and Electron",
   "author": "Marcelo Lv Cabral <marcelo@lvcabral.com> (https://lvcabral.com/)",