diff --git a/config/boards/khadas-vim3.conf b/config/boards/khadas-vim3.conf
index e9b3b7a07c..70a127d354 100644
--- a/config/boards/khadas-vim3.conf
+++ b/config/boards/khadas-vim3.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ BOOT_LOGO="desktop"
 BOOT_FDT_FILE="amlogic/meson-g12b-a311d-khadas-vim3.dtb" # there is also a s922x dtb, but vim3 is a311d only
 ASOUND_STATE="asound.state.khadas-vim3"
 
-BOOTBRANCH_BOARD="tag:v2025.04-rc5"
+BOOTBRANCH_BOARD="tag:v2025.04"
 BOOTPATCHDIR="v2025.04" # this has 'board_khadas-vim3' which has a patch to boot USB/NVMe/SCSI first
 
 declare -g KHADAS_OOWOW_BOARD_ID="VIM3" # for use with EXT=output-image-oowow