diff --git a/.github/test_dependencies.yaml b/.github/test_dependencies.yaml
index f4dc79d085..9f2a146b97 100644
--- a/.github/test_dependencies.yaml
+++ b/.github/test_dependencies.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ e2e:
     - # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kindest/node versioning=docker
       kind: 'v1.32.3'
       # renovate: datasource=docker depName=istio/istioctl versioning=docker
-      istio: '1.25.0'
+      istio: '1.25.2'
     - # renovate: datasource=docker depName=kindest/node@only-patch versioning=docker
       kind: 'v1.30.8'
       # renovate: datasource=docker depName=istio/istioctl@only-patch versioning=docker