diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9aaa6e69..10ef053a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [25.7.0] - 2025-07-23
+
 ## [25.7.0-rc1] - 2025-07-18
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 492ff054..4c843a65 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2587,7 +2587,7 @@ checksum = "a8f112729512f8e442d81f95a8a7ddf2b7c6b8a1a6f509a95864142b30cab2d3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-hbase-operator"
-version = "25.7.0-rc1"
+version = "25.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "built",
diff --git a/Cargo.nix b/Cargo.nix
index 90ab6716..5e2bbd82 100644
--- a/Cargo.nix
+++ b/Cargo.nix
@@ -8367,7 +8367,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-hbase-operator" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-hbase-operator";
-        version = "25.7.0-rc1";
+        version = "25.7.0";
         edition = "2021";
         crateBin = [
           {
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 60b1ca2a..abc45976 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = ["rust/operator-binary"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "25.7.0-rc1"
+version = "25.7.0"
 authors = ["Stackable GmbH <info@stackable.tech>"]
 license = "OSL-3.0"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/deploy/helm/hbase-operator/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/hbase-operator/Chart.yaml
index 16f4559a..8be8b52c 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/hbase-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/hbase-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v2
 name: hbase-operator
-version: "25.7.0-rc1"
-appVersion: "25.7.0-rc1"
+version: "25.7.0"
+appVersion: "25.7.0"
 description: The Stackable Operator for Apache HBase
 home: https://github.com/stackabletech/hbase-operator
 maintainers:
diff --git a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
index 025a0825..2930e019 100755
--- a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
+++ b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ case "$1" in
 "helm")
 echo "Installing Operators with Helm"
 # tag::helm-install-operators[]
-helm install --wait zookeeper-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/zookeeper-operator --version 25.7.0-rc1 &
-helm install --wait hdfs-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/hdfs-operator --version 25.7.0-rc1 &
-helm install --wait commons-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/commons-operator --version 25.7.0-rc1 &
-helm install --wait secret-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/secret-operator --version 25.7.0-rc1 &
-helm install --wait listener-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/listener-operator --version 25.7.0-rc1 &
-helm install --wait hbase-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/hbase-operator --version 25.7.0-rc1 &
+helm install --wait zookeeper-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/zookeeper-operator --version 25.7.0 &
+helm install --wait hdfs-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/hdfs-operator --version 25.7.0 &
+helm install --wait commons-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/commons-operator --version 25.7.0 &
+helm install --wait secret-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/secret-operator --version 25.7.0 &
+helm install --wait listener-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/listener-operator --version 25.7.0 &
+helm install --wait hbase-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/hbase-operator --version 25.7.0 &
 wait
 # end::helm-install-operators[]
 ;;
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ wait
 echo "installing Operators with stackablectl"
 # tag::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 stackablectl operator install \
-  commons=25.7.0-rc1 \
-  secret=25.7.0-rc1 \
-  listener=25.7.0-rc1 \
-  zookeeper=25.7.0-rc1 \
-  hdfs=25.7.0-rc1 \
-  hbase=25.7.0-rc1
+  commons=25.7.0 \
+  secret=25.7.0 \
+  listener=25.7.0 \
+  zookeeper=25.7.0 \
+  hdfs=25.7.0 \
+  hbase=25.7.0
 # end::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 ;;
 *)
diff --git a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
index 83e0dbe5..35d58bc7 100644
--- a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
+++ b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-Installed commons=25.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed secret=25.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed listener=25.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed zookeeper=25.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed hdfs=25.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed hbase=25.7.0-rc1 operator
+Installed commons=25.7.0 operator
+Installed secret=25.7.0 operator
+Installed listener=25.7.0 operator
+Installed zookeeper=25.7.0 operator
+Installed hdfs=25.7.0 operator
+Installed hbase=25.7.0 operator
diff --git a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/hbck2-job.yaml b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/hbck2-job.yaml
index 869733bd..fe0f0e78 100644
--- a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/hbck2-job.yaml
+++ b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/hbck2-job.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: hbck2
-        image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/hbase:2.6.2-stackable25.7.0-rc1
+        image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/hbase:2.6.2-stackable25.7.0
         volumeMounts:
         - name: hbase-config
           mountPath: /stackable/conf
diff --git a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/snapshot-export-job.yaml b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/snapshot-export-job.yaml
index e3b325af..7841c25f 100644
--- a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/snapshot-export-job.yaml
+++ b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/snapshot-export-job.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: hbase
-        image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/hbase:2.6.2-stackable25.7.0-rc1
+        image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/hbase:2.6.2-stackable25.7.0
         volumeMounts:
         - name: hbase-config
           mountPath: /stackable/conf
diff --git a/docs/templating_vars.yaml b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
index 8e4dd1df..a21af796 100644
--- a/docs/templating_vars.yaml
+++ b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ helm:
   repo_name: sdp-charts
   repo_url: oci.stackable.tech
 versions:
-  commons: 25.7.0-rc1
-  secret: 25.7.0-rc1
-  listener: 25.7.0-rc1
-  zookeeper: 25.7.0-rc1
-  hdfs: 25.7.0-rc1
-  hbase: 25.7.0-rc1
+  commons: 25.7.0
+  secret: 25.7.0
+  listener: 25.7.0
+  zookeeper: 25.7.0
+  hdfs: 25.7.0
+  hbase: 25.7.0
diff --git a/tests/release.yaml b/tests/release.yaml
index f9899de1..ef53f8d7 100644
--- a/tests/release.yaml
+++ b/tests/release.yaml
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ releases:
     description: Integration test
     products:
       commons:
-        operatorVersion: 25.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 25.7.0
       secret:
-        operatorVersion: 25.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 25.7.0
       listener:
-        operatorVersion: 25.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 25.7.0
       zookeeper:
-        operatorVersion: 25.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 25.7.0
       hdfs:
-        operatorVersion: 25.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 25.7.0
       hbase:
-        operatorVersion: 25.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 25.7.0
       opa:
-        operatorVersion: 25.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 25.7.0