diff --git a/common/.commonfiles.sha b/common/.commonfiles.sha
index 356331f54..a788edf23 100644
--- a/common/.commonfiles.sha
+++ b/common/.commonfiles.sha
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0569152cf7260f891ee02fcef8c10bf4f94ea606
+cc5b9dbfa2da642c086e67c6dae3a27076f40e4b
diff --git a/common/scripts/setup_env.sh b/common/scripts/setup_env.sh
index 730a21942..eae39df1c 100755
--- a/common/scripts/setup_env.sh
+++ b/common/scripts/setup_env.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fi
 TOOLS_REGISTRY_PROVIDER=${TOOLS_REGISTRY_PROVIDER:-gcr.io}
 PROJECT_ID=${PROJECT_ID:-istio-testing}
 if [[ "${IMAGE_VERSION:-}" == "" ]]; then
-  IMAGE_VERSION=master-6bfe0028e941afdae35a3c5d4374bc08e3c04153
+  IMAGE_VERSION=release-1.25-78fa2111903203d3003f2fca26dd8c42112fe29e
 fi
 if [[ "${IMAGE_NAME:-}" == "" ]]; then
   IMAGE_NAME=build-tools