diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index f1b3c570b14d3..3a90f80dd891c 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ versions += [
   kafka_22: "2.2.2",
   kafka_23: "2.3.1",
   kafka_24: "2.4.1",
-  kafka_25: "2.5.0",
+  kafka_25: "2.5.1",
   kafka_26: "2.6.0",
   lz4: "1.7.1",
   mavenArtifact: "3.6.3",
diff --git a/tests/docker/Dockerfile b/tests/docker/Dockerfile
index b896c7fc43f7b..95824418cf621 100644
--- a/tests/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-2.1.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.1.1 && curl -s "$KAFK
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-2.2.2" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.2.2 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-2.2.2.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-2.2.2"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-2.3.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.3.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-2.3.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-2.3.1"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-2.4.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.4.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-2.4.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-2.4.1"
-RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-2.5.0" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.5.0 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-2.5.0.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-2.5.0"
+RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-2.5.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.5.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-2.5.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-2.5.1"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-2.6.0" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.6.0 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-2.6.0.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-2.6.0"
 
 # Streams test dependencies
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-2.1.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-2.1.1/lib
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-2.2.2-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-2.2.2/libs/kafka-streams-2.2.2-test.jar
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-2.3.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-2.3.1/libs/kafka-streams-2.3.1-test.jar
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-2.4.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-2.4.1/libs/kafka-streams-2.4.1-test.jar
-RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-2.5.0-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-2.5.0/libs/kafka-streams-2.5.0-test.jar
+RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-2.5.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-2.5.1/libs/kafka-streams-2.5.1-test.jar
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-2.6.0-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-2.6.0/libs/kafka-streams-2.6.0-test.jar
 
 # The version of Kibosh to use for testing.
diff --git a/tests/kafkatest/version.py b/tests/kafkatest/version.py
index bfc716b7ebfb6..42597126db485 100644
--- a/tests/kafkatest/version.py
+++ b/tests/kafkatest/version.py
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ def get_version(node=None):
 
 # 2.5.x versions
 V_2_5_0 = KafkaVersion("2.5.0")
-LATEST_2_5 = V_2_5_0
+V_2_5_1 = KafkaVersion("2.5.1")
+LATEST_2_5 = V_2_5_1
 
 # 2.6.x versions
 V_2_6_0 = KafkaVersion("2.6.0")
diff --git a/vagrant/base.sh b/vagrant/base.sh
index df046999358b0..84b41baa6b322 100755
--- a/vagrant/base.sh
+++ b/vagrant/base.sh
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ get_kafka 2.3.1 2.12
 chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.3.1
 get_kafka 2.4.1 2.12
 chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.4.1
-get_kafka 2.5.0 2.12
-chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.5.0
+get_kafka 2.5.1 2.12
+chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.5.1
 get_kafka 2.6.0 2.12
 chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.6.0