diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f541ec05..0d8d3298 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [25.7.0] - 2025-07-23
+
 ## [25.7.0-rc1] - 2025-07-18
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 56928322..8da42440 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2592,7 +2592,7 @@ checksum = "a8f112729512f8e442d81f95a8a7ddf2b7c6b8a1a6f509a95864142b30cab2d3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-hdfs-operator"
-version = "25.7.0-rc1"
+version = "25.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "built",
diff --git a/Cargo.nix b/Cargo.nix
index d47eefcc..ca156c60 100644
--- a/Cargo.nix
+++ b/Cargo.nix
@@ -8402,7 +8402,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-hdfs-operator" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-hdfs-operator";
-        version = "25.7.0-rc1";
+        version = "25.7.0";
         edition = "2021";
         crateBin = [
           {
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6996b7a1..dd79051b 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/hdfs-operator/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/hdfs-operator/Chart.yaml
index ae31ff9d..c8c58f77 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/hdfs-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/hdfs-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v2
 name: hdfs-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 HDFS
 home: https://github.com/stackabletech/hdfs-operator
 maintainers:
diff --git a/docs/modules/hdfs/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh b/docs/modules/hdfs/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
index d55de56c..586a5767 100755
--- a/docs/modules/hdfs/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
+++ b/docs/modules/hdfs/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
@@ -23,22 +23,22 @@ 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 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
 # end::helm-install-operators[]
 ;;
 "stackablectl")
 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
+  commons=25.7.0 \
+  secret=25.7.0 \
+  listener=25.7.0 \
+  zookeeper=25.7.0 \
+  hdfs=25.7.0
 # end::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 ;;
 *)
diff --git a/docs/modules/hdfs/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt b/docs/modules/hdfs/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
index 4fa09c70..51ba45cb 100644
--- a/docs/modules/hdfs/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
+++ b/docs/modules/hdfs/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-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 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
diff --git a/docs/templating_vars.yaml b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
index 07b39259..ec1d060c 100644
--- a/docs/templating_vars.yaml
+++ b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ 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
+  commons: 25.7.0
+  secret: 25.7.0
+  listener: 25.7.0
+  zookeeper: 25.7.0
+  hdfs: 25.7.0
diff --git a/tests/release.yaml b/tests/release.yaml
index 83a6696e..afa8b0b3 100644
--- a/tests/release.yaml
+++ b/tests/release.yaml
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ 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
       opa:
-        operatorVersion: 25.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 25.7.0
       hdfs:
-        operatorVersion: 25.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 25.7.0