diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 22f757c53..673a33457 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ to all Giant Swarm installations.
 - v25
   - v25.0
     - [v25.0.0](https://github.com/giantswarm/releases/tree/master/capa/v25.0.0)
+  - v25.1.0
+    - [v25.1.0](https://github.com/giantswarm/releases/tree/master/capa/v25.1.0) 
 - v20
   - v20.1
     - [v20.1.4](https://github.com/giantswarm/releases/tree/master/aws/v20.1.4)
diff --git a/capa/kustomization.yaml b/capa/kustomization.yaml
index 2ffdda50e..19541cc73 100644
--- a/capa/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/capa/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ commonAnnotations:
   giantswarm.io/docs: https://docs.giantswarm.io/ui-api/management-api/crd/releases.release.giantswarm.io/
 resources:
 - v25.0.0
+- v25.1.0
 - v26.0.0
 - v27.0.0
 - v28.0.0
diff --git a/capa/v25.0.0/release.yaml b/capa/v25.0.0/release.yaml
index 3c34f211c..94b5ad7fc 100644
--- a/capa/v25.0.0/release.yaml
+++ b/capa/v25.0.0/release.yaml
@@ -119,4 +119,4 @@ spec:
   - name: kubernetes
     version: 1.25.16
   date: "2024-06-20T18:00:00Z"
-  state: active
+  state: deprecated
diff --git a/capa/v25.1.0/README.md b/capa/v25.1.0/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebfb290ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/capa/v25.1.0/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# :zap: Giant Swarm Release v25.1.0 for CAPA :zap:
+
+This release updates the components, keeping them upto date with Vintage AWS v20.1.x series. Several improvements for Vintage to CAPA migration have also been included.
+
+## Change details compared to CAPA 25.0.0
+
+### cluster-aws [1.1.0](https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster-aws/releases/tag/v1.1.0)
+
+### Fixed
+- Fixed China IRSA suffix
+
+#### Added
+- Add the Management Cluster name as a tag to the AWS resources created by CAPA.
+- Add the node pool name as a tag to the AWS resources associated with the node pool.
+
+#### Changed
+- Update cluster chart to 0.35.0
+
+
+### cert-manager [3.7.9](https://github.com/giantswarm/cert-manager-app/releases/tag/v3.7.9)
+
+#### Fix
+- Remove quotes from acme-http01-solver-image argument. The quotes are used when looking up the image which causes an error.
+
+#### Update
+- Improves container security by setting `runAsGroup` and `runAsUser` greater than zero for all deployments.
+
+### containerlinux [3815.2.5](https://www.flatcar-linux.org/releases/#release-3815.2.5)
+
+ _Changes since **Stable 3815.2.4**_
+ 
+#### Security fixes:
+ 
+ - openssh ([CVE-2024-6387](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6387))
+
+#### Updates:
+ 
+ - Linux ([6.1.96](https://lwn.net/Articles/979851))
+ - openssh ([9.7_p1](https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.7))
+
+### cilium [0.25.1](https://github.com/giantswarm/cilium-app/releases/tag/v0.25.1)
+
+#### Changed
+- Fix regression setting Policy BPF Max map policyMapMax back to 65536 from 16384.
+- Upgrade cilium to v1.15.6.
+
diff --git a/capa/v25.1.0/announcement.md b/capa/v25.1.0/announcement.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ea212f0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/capa/v25.1.0/announcement.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+**Workload cluster release v25.1.0 for CAPA is available**. This release updates the components, keeping them up to date with Vintage AWS v20.1.x series. Several improvements for Vintage to CAPA migration have also been included. Further details can be found in the [release notes](https://docs.giantswarm.io/changes/workload-cluster-releases-capa/releases/aws-25.1.0/).
diff --git a/capa/v25.1.0/kustomization.yaml b/capa/v25.1.0/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c64a5163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/capa/v25.1.0/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+resources:
+- release.yaml
diff --git a/capa/v25.1.0/release.yaml b/capa/v25.1.0/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b4b874eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/capa/v25.1.0/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+apiVersion: release.giantswarm.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Release
+metadata:
+  name: aws-25.1.0
+spec:
+  apps:
+  - name: aws-ebs-csi-driver
+    version: 2.30.1
+    dependsOn:
+    - cloud-provider-aws
+  - name: aws-ebs-csi-driver-servicemonitors
+    version: 0.1.0
+    dependsOn:
+    - cert-manager
+  - name: aws-pod-identity-webhook
+    version: 1.16.0
+    dependsOn:
+    - cert-manager
+  - name: capi-node-labeler
+    version: 0.5.0
+  - name: cert-exporter
+    version: 2.9.0
+    dependsOn:
+    - kyverno
+  - name: cert-manager
+    version: 3.7.9 # aligning with Vintage, fixing bugs
+    dependsOn:
+    - prometheus-operator-crd
+  - name: chart-operator-extensions
+    version: 1.1.2
+    dependsOn:
+    - prometheus-operator-crd
+  - name: cilium
+    version: 0.25.1 # as per Cabbage request fixing bugs
+  - name: cilium-crossplane-resources
+    version: 0.1.0
+  - name: cilium-servicemonitors
+    version: 0.1.2
+    dependsOn:
+    - prometheus-operator-crd
+  - name: cloud-provider-aws
+    version: 1.25.14-gs3
+    dependsOn:
+    - vertical-pod-autoscaler-crd
+  - name: cluster-autoscaler
+    version: 1.27.3-gs9
+    dependsOn:
+    - kyverno
+  - name: coredns
+    version: 1.21.0
+    dependsOn:
+    - cilium
+  - name: etcd-k8s-res-count-exporter
+    version: 1.10.0
+    dependsOn:
+    - kyverno
+  - name: external-dns
+    version: 3.1.0
+    dependsOn:
+    - prometheus-operator-crd
+  - name: irsa-servicemonitors
+    version: 0.0.1
+    dependsOn:
+    - cert-manager
+  - name: k8s-audit-metrics
+    version: 0.9.0
+    dependsOn:
+    - kyverno
+  - name: k8s-dns-node-cache
+    version: 2.6.2
+    dependsOn:
+    - kyverno
+  - name: metrics-server
+    version: 2.4.2
+    dependsOn:
+    - kyverno
+  - name: net-exporter
+    version: 1.19.0
+    dependsOn:
+    - prometheus-operator-crd
+  - name: network-policies
+    version: 0.1.1
+    catalog: cluster
+    dependsOn:
+    - cilium
+  - name: node-exporter
+    version: 1.19.0
+    dependsOn:
+    - kyverno
+  - name: observability-bundle
+    version: 1.3.4
+    dependsOn:
+    - coredns
+  - name: prometheus-blackbox-exporter
+    version: 0.4.1
+    dependsOn:
+    - prometheus-operator-crd
+  - name: security-bundle
+    version: 1.7.0
+    catalog: giantswarm
+    dependsOn:
+    - prometheus-operator-crd
+  - name: teleport-kube-agent
+    version: 0.9.0
+  - name: vertical-pod-autoscaler
+    version: 5.2.2
+    dependsOn:
+    - prometheus-operator-crd
+  - name: vertical-pod-autoscaler-crd
+    version: 3.1.0
+  components:
+  - name: cluster-aws
+    catalog: cluster
+    version: 1.1.0
+  - name: flatcar
+    version: 3815.2.5 # CVEs OpenSSH fixed
+  - name: flatcar-variant
+    version: 1.0.0
+  - name: kubernetes
+    version: 1.25.16
+  date: "2024-07-03T18:00:00Z"
+  state: active