diff --git a/akka-javasdk-maven/akka-javasdk-parent/pom.xml b/akka-javasdk-maven/akka-javasdk-parent/pom.xml
index ac8ea2f5f..23c03ec0a 100644
--- a/akka-javasdk-maven/akka-javasdk-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/akka-javasdk-maven/akka-javasdk-parent/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
         <!-- These are dependent on runtime environment and cannot be customized by users -->
         <maven.compiler.release>21</maven.compiler.release>
-        <kalix-runtime.version>1.2.2</kalix-runtime.version>
+        <kalix-runtime.version>1.2.5</kalix-runtime.version>
 
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <skip.docker>false</skip.docker>
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 9e8ccfb18..9c1e30f3f 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ object Dependencies {
     val ProtocolVersionMinor = 1
     val RuntimeImage = "gcr.io/kalix-public/kalix-runtime"
     // Remember to bump kalix-runtime.version in akka-javasdk-maven/akka-javasdk-parent if bumping this
-    val RuntimeVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("kalix-runtime.version", "1.2.2")
+    val RuntimeVersion = sys.props.getOrElse("kalix-runtime.version", "1.2.5")
   }
   // NOTE: embedded SDK should have the AkkaVersion aligned, when updating RuntimeVersion, make sure to check
   // if AkkaVersion and AkkaHttpVersion are aligned