diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1ccb0ef..61e6c12 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [25.11.0-rc1] - 2025-11-06
+
 ### Added
 
 - Add end-of-support checker which can be controlled with environment variables and CLI arguments ([#38]).
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a90f194..4f91313 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2522,7 +2522,7 @@ checksum = "a8f112729512f8e442d81f95a8a7ddf2b7c6b8a1a6f509a95864142b30cab2d3"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-opensearch-operator"
-version = "0.0.0-dev"
+version = "25.11.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "built",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.nix b/Cargo.nix
index b04229e..62aaa76 100644
--- a/Cargo.nix
+++ b/Cargo.nix
@@ -8189,7 +8189,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-opensearch-operator" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-opensearch-operator";
-        version = "0.0.0-dev";
+        version = "25.11.0-rc1";
         edition = "2024";
         crateBin = [
           {
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dd9b180..416aa4a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = ["rust/operator-binary"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.0.0-dev"
+version = "25.11.0-rc1"
 authors = ["Stackable GmbH <info@stackable.tech>"]
 license = "OSL-3.0"
 edition = "2024"
diff --git a/deploy/helm/opensearch-operator/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/opensearch-operator/Chart.yaml
index 7fe3094..79439bb 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/opensearch-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/opensearch-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v2
 name: opensearch-operator
-version: "0.0.0-dev"
-appVersion: "0.0.0-dev"
+version: "25.11.0-rc1"
+appVersion: "25.11.0-rc1"
 description: The Stackable Operator for OpenSearch
 home: https://github.com/stackabletech/opensearch-operator
 maintainers:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/opensearch-operator/crds/crds.yaml b/deploy/helm/opensearch-operator/crds/crds.yaml
index 12f3da0..586ab83 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/opensearch-operator/crds/crds.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/opensearch-operator/crds/crds.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
               description: |-
                 An OpenSearch cluster stacklet. This resource is managed by the Stackable operator for
                 OpenSearch. Find more information on how to use it and the resources that the operator
-                generates in the [operator documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/opensearch/).
+                generates in the [operator documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/opensearch/).
               properties:
                 clusterConfig:
                   default: {}
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ spec:
                   properties:
                     vectorAggregatorConfigMapName:
                       description: |-
-                        Name of the Vector aggregator [discovery ConfigMap](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/service_discovery).
+                        Name of the Vector aggregator [discovery ConfigMap](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/service_discovery).
                         It must contain the key `ADDRESS` with the address of the Vector aggregator.
-                        Follow the [logging tutorial](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/tutorials/logging-vector-aggregator)
+                        Follow the [logging tutorial](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/tutorials/logging-vector-aggregator)
                         to learn how to configure log aggregation with Vector.
                       maxLength: 253
                       minLength: 1
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ spec:
                     reconciliationPaused: false
                     stopped: false
                   description: |-
-                    [Cluster operations](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/operations/cluster_operations)
+                    [Cluster operations](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/operations/cluster_operations)
                     properties, allow stopping the product instance as well as pausing reconciliation.
                   properties:
                     reconciliationPaused:
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ spec:
                     You can also configure a custom image registry to pull from, as well as completely custom
                     images.
 
-                    Consult the [Product image selection documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/product_image_selection)
+                    Consult the [Product image selection documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/product_image_selection)
                     for details.
                   properties:
                     custom:
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ spec:
                     on role level. There is also a second form of config, which can only be configured
                     at role level, the `roleConfig`.
                     You can learn more about this in the
-                    [Roles and role group concept documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/roles-and-role-groups).
+                    [Roles and role group concept documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/roles-and-role-groups).
                   properties:
                     cliOverrides:
                       additionalProperties:
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ spec:
                             podAntiAffinity: null
                           description: |-
                             These configuration settings control
-                            [Pod placement](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/operations/pod_placement).
+                            [Pod placement](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/operations/pod_placement).
                           properties:
                             nodeAffinity:
                               description: Same as the `spec.affinity.nodeAffinity` field on the Pod, see the [Kubernetes docs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ spec:
                           default:
                             containers: {}
                             enableVectorAgent: null
-                          description: Logging configuration, learn more in the [logging concept documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/logging).
+                          description: Logging configuration, learn more in the [logging concept documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/logging).
                           properties:
                             containers:
                               additionalProperties:
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ spec:
                             Roles of the OpenSearch node.
 
                             Consult the [node roles
-                            documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/opensearch/usage-guide/node-roles) for details.
+                            documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/opensearch/usage-guide/node-roles) for details.
                           items:
                             enum:
                               - cluster_manager
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ spec:
                       description: |-
                         The `configOverrides` can be used to configure properties in product config files
                         that are not exposed in the CRD. Read the
-                        [config overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/overrides#config-overrides)
+                        [config overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/overrides#config-overrides)
                         and consult the operator specific usage guide documentation for details on the
                         available config files and settings for the specific product.
                       type: object
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ spec:
                         `envOverrides` configure environment variables to be set in the Pods.
                         It is a map from strings to strings - environment variables and the value to set.
                         Read the
-                        [environment variable overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/overrides#env-overrides)
+                        [environment variable overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/overrides#env-overrides)
                         for more information and consult the operator specific usage guide to find out about
                         the product specific environment variables that are available.
                       type: object
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ spec:
                         [PodTemplateSpec](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.27/#podtemplatespec-v1-core)
                         to override any property that can be set on a Kubernetes Pod.
                         Read the
-                        [Pod overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/overrides#pod-overrides)
+                        [Pod overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/overrides#pod-overrides)
                         for more information.
                       type: object
                       x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ spec:
                             2. The allowed number of Pods to be unavailable (`maxUnavailable`)
 
                             Learn more in the
-                            [allowed Pod disruptions documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/operations/pod_disruptions).
+                            [allowed Pod disruptions documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/operations/pod_disruptions).
                           properties:
                             enabled:
                               default: true
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ spec:
                                   podAntiAffinity: null
                                 description: |-
                                   These configuration settings control
-                                  [Pod placement](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/operations/pod_placement).
+                                  [Pod placement](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/operations/pod_placement).
                                 properties:
                                   nodeAffinity:
                                     description: Same as the `spec.affinity.nodeAffinity` field on the Pod, see the [Kubernetes docs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node)
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ spec:
                                 default:
                                   containers: {}
                                   enableVectorAgent: null
-                                description: Logging configuration, learn more in the [logging concept documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/logging).
+                                description: Logging configuration, learn more in the [logging concept documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/logging).
                                 properties:
                                   containers:
                                     additionalProperties:
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ spec:
                                   Roles of the OpenSearch node.
 
                                   Consult the [node roles
-                                  documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/opensearch/usage-guide/node-roles) for details.
+                                  documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/opensearch/usage-guide/node-roles) for details.
                                 items:
                                   enum:
                                     - cluster_manager
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ spec:
                             description: |-
                               The `configOverrides` can be used to configure properties in product config files
                               that are not exposed in the CRD. Read the
-                              [config overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/overrides#config-overrides)
+                              [config overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/overrides#config-overrides)
                               and consult the operator specific usage guide documentation for details on the
                               available config files and settings for the specific product.
                             type: object
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ spec:
                               `envOverrides` configure environment variables to be set in the Pods.
                               It is a map from strings to strings - environment variables and the value to set.
                               Read the
-                              [environment variable overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/overrides#env-overrides)
+                              [environment variable overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/overrides#env-overrides)
                               for more information and consult the operator specific usage guide to find out about
                               the product specific environment variables that are available.
                             type: object
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ spec:
                               [PodTemplateSpec](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.27/#podtemplatespec-v1-core)
                               to override any property that can be set on a Kubernetes Pod.
                               Read the
-                              [Pod overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/overrides#pod-overrides)
+                              [Pod overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/overrides#pod-overrides)
                               for more information.
                             type: object
                             x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
diff --git a/docs/antora.yml b/docs/antora.yml
index d522680..5e6e676 100644
--- a/docs/antora.yml
+++ b/docs/antora.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 name: home
-version: "nightly"
+version: "25.11"
+prerelease: false
diff --git a/docs/modules/opensearch/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh b/docs/modules/opensearch/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
index 3bccc1f..614212d 100755
--- a/docs/modules/opensearch/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
+++ b/docs/modules/opensearch/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
@@ -23,20 +23,20 @@ case "$1" in
 "helm")
 echo "Installing Operators with Helm"
 # tag::helm-install-operators[]
-helm install --wait commons-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/commons-operator --version 0.0.0-dev
-helm install --wait secret-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/secret-operator --version 0.0.0-dev
-helm install --wait listener-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/listener-operator --version 0.0.0-dev
-helm install --wait opensearch-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/opensearch-operator --version 0.0.0-dev
+helm install --wait commons-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/commons-operator --version 25.11.0-rc1
+helm install --wait secret-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/secret-operator --version 25.11.0-rc1
+helm install --wait listener-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/listener-operator --version 25.11.0-rc1
+helm install --wait opensearch-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/opensearch-operator --version 25.11.0-rc1
 # end::helm-install-operators[]
 ;;
 "stackablectl")
 echo "installing Operators with stackablectl"
 # tag::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 stackablectl operator install \
-  commons=0.0.0-dev \
-  secret=0.0.0-dev \
-  listener=0.0.0-dev \
-  opensearch=0.0.0-dev
+  commons=25.11.0-rc1 \
+  secret=25.11.0-rc1 \
+  listener=25.11.0-rc1 \
+  opensearch=25.11.0-rc1
 # end::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 ;;
 *)
diff --git a/docs/modules/opensearch/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt b/docs/modules/opensearch/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
index 52cd670..0f38b82 100644
--- a/docs/modules/opensearch/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
+++ b/docs/modules/opensearch/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Installed commons=0.0.0-dev operator
-Installed secret=0.0.0-dev operator
-Installed listener=0.0.0-dev operator
-Installed opensearch=0.0.0-dev operator
+Installed commons=25.11.0-rc1 operator
+Installed secret=25.11.0-rc1 operator
+Installed listener=25.11.0-rc1 operator
+Installed opensearch=25.11.0-rc1 operator
diff --git a/docs/modules/opensearch/pages/usage-guide/opensearch-dashboards.adoc b/docs/modules/opensearch/pages/usage-guide/opensearch-dashboards.adoc
index 632fe64..7964377 100644
--- a/docs/modules/opensearch/pages/usage-guide/opensearch-dashboards.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/opensearch/pages/usage-guide/opensearch-dashboards.adoc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ A basic `values.yaml` file to deploy OpenSearch Dashboards with this chart might
 opensearchHosts: https://opensearch.<opensearch-namespace>.svc.cluster.local:9200 # <1>
 image:
   repository: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/opensearch-dashboards # <2>
-  tag: 3.1.0-stackable0.0.0-dev
+  tag: 3.1.0-stackable25.11.0-rc1
 serviceAccount: # <3>
   create: false
   name: opensearch-serviceaccount
diff --git a/docs/templating_vars.yaml b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
index 91114a9..a24196f 100644
--- a/docs/templating_vars.yaml
+++ b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ helm:
   repo_name: sdp-charts
   repo_url: oci.stackable.tech
 versions:
-  commons: 0.0.0-dev
-  secret: 0.0.0-dev
-  listener: 0.0.0-dev
-  opensearch: 0.0.0-dev
+  commons: 25.11.0-rc1
+  secret: 25.11.0-rc1
+  listener: 25.11.0-rc1
+  opensearch: 25.11.0-rc1
diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/controller/validate.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/controller/validate.rs
index e3dd839..c23ff48 100644
--- a/rust/operator-binary/src/controller/validate.rs
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/controller/validate.rs
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     use super::{ErrorDiscriminants, validate};
     use crate::{
+        built_info,
         controller::{ContextNames, ValidatedCluster, ValidatedLogging, ValidatedOpenSearchConfig},
         crd::{
             NodeRoles,
@@ -294,9 +295,15 @@ mod tests {
             Some(ValidatedCluster::new(
                 ResolvedProductImage {
                     product_version: "3.1.0".to_owned(),
-                    app_version_label_value: LabelValue::from_str("3.1.0-stackable0.0.0-dev")
-                        .expect("should be a valid label value"),
-                    image: "oci.stackable.tech/sdp/opensearch:3.1.0-stackable0.0.0-dev".to_string(),
+                    app_version_label_value: LabelValue::from_str(&format!(
+                        "3.1.0-stackable{pkg_version}",
+                        pkg_version = built_info::PKG_VERSION
+                    ))
+                    .expect("should be a valid label value"),
+                    image: format!(
+                        "oci.stackable.tech/sdp/opensearch:3.1.0-stackable{pkg_version}",
+                        pkg_version = built_info::PKG_VERSION
+                    ),
                     image_pull_policy: "Always".to_owned(),
                     pull_secrets: None,
                 },
diff --git a/tests/release.yaml b/tests/release.yaml
index c877cd4..58367b2 100644
--- a/tests/release.yaml
+++ b/tests/release.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ releases:
     description: Integration test
     products:
       commons:
-        operatorVersion: 0.0.0-dev
+        operatorVersion: 25.11.0-rc1
       secret:
-        operatorVersion: 0.0.0-dev
+        operatorVersion: 25.11.0-rc1
       listener:
-        operatorVersion: 0.0.0-dev
+        operatorVersion: 25.11.0-rc1
       opensearch:
-        operatorVersion: 0.0.0-dev
+        operatorVersion: 25.11.0-rc1