diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f077a2dc51..982968de53 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-go1.25rc1
-time 2025-06-11T15:42:18Z
+go1.25rc2
+time 2025-07-02T21:52:16Z