diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98f1030..d3e7952 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.2.0
+
+- Install gocov CLI v0.25.0 (was v0.24.0).
+
 ## 1.1.0
 
 - Install gocov CLI v0.24.0 (was v0.23.0).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99499bf..f0d77a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ SHA on merged-results pipelines.
 | `part` | | Label for this upload when a commit's coverage is split across jobs; the server merges the parts for the same commit. See [parts](https://docs.gocov.dev/parts/). |
 | `ignore` | | Glob patterns for files to leave out of the report, comma-separated (`cmd/preview/**,*_mock.go`). See [ignoring files](https://docs.gocov.dev/ignoring-files/). |
 | `allow-failure` | `false` | Let the pipeline pass when the upload fails. |
-| `version` | `v0.24.0` | gocov CLI release to install. The default is the one this component release was tested against. |
+| `version` | `v0.25.0` | gocov CLI release to install. The default is the one this component release was tested against. |
 | `image` | `alpine:3.22` | Image for the upload job. Anything with a POSIX `sh`, `wget` or `curl`, and `sha256sum`. |
 
 The token is never an input: the job reads `GOCOV_TOKEN` from the CI/CD
diff --git a/templates/upload.yml b/templates/upload.yml
index ceb4d38..3b9b573 100644
--- a/templates/upload.yml
+++ b/templates/upload.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ spec:
       description: >-
         gocov CLI version to download, as a gocov/gocov release tag. The
         default is the version this component release was tested against.
-      default: v0.24.0
+      default: v0.25.0
     image:
       description: >-
         Image the upload job runs in. Anything with a POSIX sh, wget (or