diff --git a/.go-version b/.go-version
index b45fe310644..198ec23ccfc 100644
--- a/.go-version
+++ b/.go-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.25.5
+1.25.6
diff --git a/build/dependencies.yaml b/build/dependencies.yaml
index 5e5e438330e..2c68f9cabe6 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.yaml
+++ b/build/dependencies.yaml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ dependencies:
   # Golang
   # TODO: this should really be eliminated and controlled by .go-version
   - name: "golang: upstream version"
-    version: 1.25.5
+    version: 1.25.6
     refPaths:
     - path: .go-version
     - path: staging/publishing/rules.yaml
diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index 8ba5fcbff72..dfd445f9b89 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -2489,4 +2489,4 @@ rules:
       - staging/src/k8s.io/externaljwt
 recursive-delete-patterns:
 - '*/.gitattributes'
-default-go-version: 1.25.5
+default-go-version: 1.25.6