diff --git a/dependencies.yaml b/dependencies.yaml
index 1fceae8925a..319bf05e331 100644
--- a/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/dependencies.yaml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ dependencies:
       - path: images/build/go-runner/VERSION
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/go-runner (go1.25-bookworm)"
-    version: v2.4.0-go1.25rc2-bookworm.0
+    version: v2.4.0-go1.25.0-bookworm.0
     refPaths:
       - path: images/build/go-runner/variants.yaml
         match: v((([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ dependencies:
         match: "CONFIG: 'go\\d+.\\d+-bullseye'"
 
   - name: "registry.k8s.io/build-image/kube-cross (v1.34-go1.25)"
-    version: v1.34.0-go1.25rc2-bullseye.0
+    version: v1.34.0-go1.25.0-bullseye.0
     refPaths:
       - path: images/build/cross/variants.yaml
         match: "IMAGE_VERSION: 'v((([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)(?:\\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?)'"
diff --git a/images/build/cross/variants.yaml b/images/build/cross/variants.yaml
index 3c0a765706e..b76e18bc0eb 100644
--- a/images/build/cross/variants.yaml
+++ b/images/build/cross/variants.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ variants:
   v1.34-go1.25-bullseye:
     CONFIG: 'go1.25-bullseye'
     TYPE: 'default'
-    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v1.34.0-go1.25rc2-bullseye.0'
+    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v1.34.0-go1.25.0-bullseye.0'
     KUBERNETES_VERSION: 'v1.34.0'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.25rc2'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.25.0'
     GO_MAJOR_VERSION: '1.25'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
     REVISION: '0'
diff --git a/images/build/go-runner/variants.yaml b/images/build/go-runner/variants.yaml
index 81f4542da83..91fb93f4dc5 100644
--- a/images/build/go-runner/variants.yaml
+++ b/images/build/go-runner/variants.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 variants:
   go1.25-bookworm:
     CONFIG: 'go1.25-bookworm'
-    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v2.4.0-go1.25rc2-bookworm.0'
+    IMAGE_VERSION: 'v2.4.0-go1.25.0-bookworm.0'
     GO_MAJOR_VERSION: '1.25'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bookworm'
     REVISION: '0'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.25rc2'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.25.0'
     DISTROLESS_IMAGE: 'static-debian12'
   go1.24-bookworm:
     CONFIG: 'go1.24-bookworm'
diff --git a/images/releng/ci/variants.yaml b/images/releng/ci/variants.yaml
index 642e9f36482..b034fe9e280 100644
--- a/images/releng/ci/variants.yaml
+++ b/images/releng/ci/variants.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 variants:
   go1.25-bookworm:
     CONFIG: 'go1.25-bookworm'
-    GO_VERSION: '1.25rc2'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.25.0'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bookworm'
     REVISION: '0'
   go1.24-bookworm:
diff --git a/images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml b/images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml
index b6d5fdc603e..ba5f92f182c 100644
--- a/images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml
+++ b/images/releng/k8s-ci-builder/variants.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ variants:
     OS_CODENAME: 'bullseye'
   next:
     CONFIG: next
-    GO_VERSION: '1.25rc2'
-    GO_VERSION_TOOLING: '1.24.6'
+    GO_VERSION: '1.25.0'
+    GO_VERSION_TOOLING: '1.25.0'
     OS_CODENAME: 'bookworm'
   '1.34':
     CONFIG: '1.34'