diff --git a/feeds.conf.default b/feeds.conf.default
index c28e51d2b2..012766079a 100644
--- a/feeds.conf.default
+++ b/feeds.conf.default
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-src-git packages https://git.openwrt.org/feed/packages.git;openwrt-25.12
-src-git luci https://git.openwrt.org/project/luci.git;openwrt-25.12
-src-git routing https://git.openwrt.org/feed/routing.git;openwrt-25.12
-src-git telephony https://git.openwrt.org/feed/telephony.git;openwrt-25.12
-src-git video https://github.com/openwrt/video.git;openwrt-25.12
+src-git packages https://git.openwrt.org/feed/packages.git^15884df50a89f522279451d04925f2d4467d16df
+src-git luci https://git.openwrt.org/project/luci.git^946f77ac26de60b4f5209d4d33cf2bc0ef08f878
+src-git routing https://git.openwrt.org/feed/routing.git^b43e4ac560ccbafba21dc3ab0dbe57afc07e7b88
+src-git telephony https://git.openwrt.org/feed/telephony.git^40dcae69ef7f68352203ba0dd5b4f05c5d833d15
+src-git video https://github.com/openwrt/video.git^094bf58da6682f895255a35a84349a79dab4bf95
diff --git a/include/version.mk b/include/version.mk
index 0f0d8b0312..e08f48f2d1 100644
--- a/include/version.mk
+++ b/include/version.mk
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS += \
 sanitize = $(call tolower,$(subst _,-,$(subst $(space),-,$(1))))
 
 VERSION_NUMBER:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_VERSION_NUMBER))
-VERSION_NUMBER:=$(if $(VERSION_NUMBER),$(VERSION_NUMBER),25.12-SNAPSHOT)
+VERSION_NUMBER:=$(if $(VERSION_NUMBER),$(VERSION_NUMBER),25.12.0-rc1)
 
 VERSION_CODE:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_VERSION_CODE))
-VERSION_CODE:=$(if $(VERSION_CODE),$(VERSION_CODE),$(REVISION))
+VERSION_CODE:=$(if $(VERSION_CODE),$(VERSION_CODE),r32353-9e9b05130c)
 
 VERSION_REPO:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_VERSION_REPO))
-VERSION_REPO:=$(if $(VERSION_REPO),$(VERSION_REPO),https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/25.12-SNAPSHOT)
+VERSION_REPO:=$(if $(VERSION_REPO),$(VERSION_REPO),https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/25.12.0-rc1)
 
 VERSION_DIST:=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_VERSION_DIST))
 VERSION_DIST:=$(if $(VERSION_DIST),$(VERSION_DIST),OpenWrt)
diff --git a/package/base-files/image-config.in b/package/base-files/image-config.in
index 5c3e157846..73560fbc97 100644
--- a/package/base-files/image-config.in
+++ b/package/base-files/image-config.in
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ if VERSIONOPT
 	config VERSION_REPO
 		string
 		prompt "Release repository"
-		default "https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/25.12-SNAPSHOT"
+		default "https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/25.12.0-rc1"
 		help
 			This is the repository address embedded in the image, it defaults
 			to the trunk snapshot repo; the url may contain the following placeholders:
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ if VERSIONOPT
 	config VERSION_CODE_FILENAMES
 		bool
 		prompt "Revision code in filenames"
-		default y
+		default n
 		help
 			Enable this to include the revision identifier or the configured
 			version code into the firmware image, SDK- and Image Builder archive
diff --git a/version b/version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66b1da7559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+r32353-9e9b05130c
diff --git a/version.date b/version.date
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a59997d4fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.date
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1766089549