diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
index 8494b62e6ff0..d7e903c13b22 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2211.section.xml
@@ -588,6 +588,12 @@
           for vim).
         </para>
       </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          The default <literal>kops</literal> version is now 1.25.1 and
+          support for 1.22 and older has been dropped.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
       <listitem>
         <para>
           <literal>k3s</literal> no longer supports docker as runtime
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
index a5ba4841f549..4cd476e3c9ef 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2211.section.md
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ Available as [services.patroni](options.html#opt-services.patroni.enable).
   Use `configure.packages` instead.
 - Neovim can not be configured with plug anymore (still works for vim).
 
+- The default `kops` version is now 1.25.1 and support for 1.22 and older has been dropped.
+
 - `k3s` no longer supports docker as runtime due to upstream dropping support.
 
 - `k3s` supports `clusterInit` option, and it is enabled by default, for servers.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kops/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kops/default.nix
index a18e60f051bf..cf5711398710 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kops/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/cluster/kops/default.nix
@@ -49,15 +49,9 @@ in
 rec {
   mkKops = generic;
 
-  kops_1_22 = mkKops rec {
-    version = "1.22.4";
-    sha256 = "sha256-osU7yI77ZALGrAGuP8qAgv+ogDRn+BSVmcjPbi/WEKE=";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-  };
-
   kops_1_23 = mkKops rec {
-    version = "1.23.2";
-    sha256 = "sha256-9GANjGRS9QaJw+CEeMv/f+rEu37QV2YxMvSRSH6+3PM=";
+    version = "1.23.4";
+    sha256 = "sha256-hUj/kUyaqo8q3SJTkd5+9Ld8kfE8wCYNJ2qIATjXqhU=";
     rev = "v${version}";
   };
 
@@ -67,4 +61,9 @@ rec {
     rev = "v${version}";
   };
 
+  kops_1_25 = mkKops rec {
+    version = "1.25.1";
+    sha256 = "sha256-wKmEdcORXBKQ1AjYr0tNimxs//tSNPO3VQpEPC2mieA=";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 759468f99774..93c33502c6b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -35998,11 +35998,11 @@ with pkgs;
   # Exceptions are versions that we need to keep to allow upgrades from older NixOS releases
   inherit (callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/kops {})
     mkKops
-    kops_1_22
     kops_1_23
     kops_1_24
+    kops_1_25
     ;
-  kops = kops_1_24;
+  kops = kops_1_25;
 
   lguf-brightness = callPackage ../misc/lguf-brightness { };