diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f581f76..202c718d 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 ([#976]).
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 443a49c6..cfe18f82 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2517,7 +2517,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-zookeeper-operator"
-version = "0.0.0-dev"
+version = "25.11.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "built",
diff --git a/Cargo.nix b/Cargo.nix
index 2f34442d..51c3978a 100644
--- a/Cargo.nix
+++ b/Cargo.nix
@@ -8333,7 +8333,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-zookeeper-operator" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-zookeeper-operator";
-        version = "0.0.0-dev";
+        version = "25.11.0-rc1";
         edition = "2021";
         crateBin = [
           {
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bf078e41..6459aa16 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 = "2021"
diff --git a/deploy/helm/zookeeper-operator/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/zookeeper-operator/Chart.yaml
index 884bd34c..b549cb4b 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/zookeeper-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/zookeeper-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v2
 name: zookeeper-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 Apache ZooKeeper
 home: https://github.com/stackabletech/zookeeper-operator
 maintainers:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/zookeeper-operator/crds/crds.yaml b/deploy/helm/zookeeper-operator/crds/crds.yaml
index a386213f..d25f8eaa 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/zookeeper-operator/crds/crds.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/zookeeper-operator/crds/crds.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
               description: |-
                 A ZooKeeper cluster stacklet. This resource is managed by the Stackable operator for Apache ZooKeeper.
                 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/zookeeper/).
+                [operator documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/zookeeper/).
               properties:
                 clusterConfig:
                   default:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ spec:
                       default: []
                       description: |-
                         Authentication settings for ZooKeeper like mTLS authentication.
-                        Read more in the [authentication usage guide](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/zookeeper/usage_guide/authentication).
+                        Read more in the [authentication usage guide](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/zookeeper/usage_guide/authentication).
                       items:
                         properties:
                           authenticationClass:
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ spec:
                         serverSecretClass: tls
                       description: |-
                         TLS encryption settings for ZooKeeper (server, quorum).
-                        Read more in the [encryption usage guide](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/zookeeper/usage_guide/encryption).
+                        Read more in the [encryption usage guide](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/zookeeper/usage_guide/encryption).
                       nullable: true
                       properties:
                         quorumSecretClass:
                           default: tls
                           description: |-
-                            The [SecretClass](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/secret-operator/secretclass) to use for
+                            The [SecretClass](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/secret-operator/secretclass) to use for
                             internal quorum communication. Use mutual verification between Zookeeper Nodes
                             (mandatory). This setting controls:
                             - Which cert the servers should use to authenticate themselves against other servers
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ spec:
                         serverSecretClass:
                           default: tls
                           description: |-
-                            The [SecretClass](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/secret-operator/secretclass) to use for
+                            The [SecretClass](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/secret-operator/secretclass) to use for
                             client connections. This setting controls:
                             - If TLS encryption is used at all
                             - Which cert the servers should use to authenticate themselves against the client
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                     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.
                       nullable: true
                       type: string
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ 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:
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ 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:
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ 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).
                   nullable: true
                   properties:
                     cliOverrides:
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ 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)
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ 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:
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ 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
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ 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
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ spec:
                         removeRegex: []
                       description: |-
                         Allows overriding JVM arguments.
-                        Please read on the [JVM argument overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/overrides#jvm-argument-overrides)
+                        Please read on the [JVM argument overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/overrides#jvm-argument-overrides)
                         for details on the usage.
                       properties:
                         add:
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ 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
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ spec:
                       properties:
                         listenerClass:
                           default: cluster-internal
-                          description: This field controls which [ListenerClass](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/listener-operator/listenerclass.html) is used to expose the ZooKeeper servers.
+                          description: This field controls which [ListenerClass](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/listener-operator/listenerclass.html) is used to expose the ZooKeeper servers.
                           type: string
                         podDisruptionBudget:
                           default:
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ 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
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ 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)
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ 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:
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ 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
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ 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
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ spec:
                               removeRegex: []
                             description: |-
                               Allows overriding JVM arguments.
-                              Please read on the [JVM argument overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/concepts/overrides#jvm-argument-overrides)
+                              Please read on the [JVM argument overrides documentation](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/concepts/overrides#jvm-argument-overrides)
                               for details on the usage.
                             properties:
                               add:
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ 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
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ spec:
                 for an installation of an application to work inside. Initializing the contents is the responsibility of the application.
 
                 You can learn more about this in the
-                [Isolating clients with ZNodes usage guide](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/nightly/zookeeper/usage_guide/isolating_clients_with_znodes).
+                [Isolating clients with ZNodes usage guide](https://docs.stackable.tech/home/25.11/zookeeper/usage_guide/isolating_clients_with_znodes).
               properties:
                 clusterRef:
                   default:
diff --git a/docs/antora.yml b/docs/antora.yml
index d522680b..5e6e6767 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/zookeeper/examples/getting_started/code/getting_started.sh b/docs/modules/zookeeper/examples/getting_started/code/getting_started.sh
index 5f6a0d1d..0635ef9a 100755
--- a/docs/modules/zookeeper/examples/getting_started/code/getting_started.sh
+++ b/docs/modules/zookeeper/examples/getting_started/code/getting_started.sh
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ 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 zookeeper-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/zookeeper-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 zookeeper-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/zookeeper-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 \
-  zookeeper=0.0.0-dev
+  commons=25.11.0-rc1 \
+  secret=25.11.0-rc1 \
+  listener=25.11.0-rc1 \
+  zookeeper=25.11.0-rc1
 # end::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 ;;
 *)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ zkCli_ls() {
 # tag::zkcli-ls[]
 kubectl run my-pod \
   --stdin --tty --quiet --restart=Never \
-  --image oci.stackable.tech/sdp/zookeeper:3.9.4-stackable0.0.0-dev -- \
+  --image oci.stackable.tech/sdp/zookeeper:3.9.4-stackable25.11.0-rc1 -- \
   bin/zkCli.sh -server simple-zk-server:2282 ls / > /dev/null && \
   kubectl logs my-pod && \
   kubectl delete pods my-pod
diff --git a/docs/modules/zookeeper/examples/getting_started/code/install_output.txt b/docs/modules/zookeeper/examples/getting_started/code/install_output.txt
index dedac3a2..d75e50d0 100644
--- a/docs/modules/zookeeper/examples/getting_started/code/install_output.txt
+++ b/docs/modules/zookeeper/examples/getting_started/code/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 zookeeper=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 zookeeper=25.11.0-rc1 operator
diff --git a/docs/templating_vars.yaml b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
index d9d1e70e..1da3e894 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
-  zookeeper: 0.0.0-dev
+  commons: 25.11.0-rc1
+  secret: 25.11.0-rc1
+  listener: 25.11.0-rc1
+  zookeeper: 25.11.0-rc1
diff --git a/tests/release.yaml b/tests/release.yaml
index f82aac67..41323ed2 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
       zookeeper:
-        operatorVersion: 0.0.0-dev
+        operatorVersion: 25.11.0-rc1