diff --git a/.github/workflows/matrix-tools.yml b/.github/workflows/matrix-tools.yml
index 52e1070b..a9098a55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/matrix-tools.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/matrix-tools.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   REGISTRY_IMAGE: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/matrix-tools
-  GO_VERSION: "1.24"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.25"
 
 jobs:
   gofmt:
diff --git a/newsfragments/952.internal.md b/newsfragments/952.internal.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9900a36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/952.internal.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CI: Adjust Go version used to test matrix-tools to 1.25.