diff --git a/hack/release.toml b/hack/release.toml
index a447782e16..62f1ce8d20 100644
--- a/hack/release.toml
+++ b/hack/release.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ etcd: 3.5.11
 Kubernetes: 1.30.0-rc.2
 containerd: 1.7.15
 runc: 1.1.12
-Flannel: 0.24.4
+Flannel: 0.25.1
 
 Talos is built with Go 1.22.2.
 """
diff --git a/pkg/flannel/template.go b/pkg/flannel/template.go
index 4f56a59a9f..deb639d892 100644
--- a/pkg/flannel/template.go
+++ b/pkg/flannel/template.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 // file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
-// Code generated from the manifest https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flannel-io/flannel/v0.24.4/Documentation/kube-flannel.yml DO NOT EDIT
+// Code generated from the manifest https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flannel-io/flannel/v0.25.1/Documentation/kube-flannel.yml DO NOT EDIT
 
 package flannel
 
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ rules:
   - nodes/status
   verbs:
   - patch
-- apiGroups:
-  - networking.k8s.io
-  resources:
-  - clustercidrs
-  verbs:
-  - list
-  - watch
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
diff --git a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
index 938d295cfe..b286b94edd 100644
--- a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ const (
 	DashboardTTY = 2
 
 	// FlannelVersion is the version of flannel to use.
-	FlannelVersion = "v0.24.4"
+	FlannelVersion = "v0.25.1"
 
 	// PlatformMetal is the name of the metal platform.
 	PlatformMetal = "metal"