diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e315706b..4acda707 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ARG GOMODJAIL_VERSION=v0.1.2@0a86b34442a491fa8f5e4565e9c846fce310239c
 ARG GO_VERSION=1.24
 ARG UBUNTU_VERSION=24.04
 ARG CONTAINERIZED_SYSTEMD_VERSION=v0.1.1
-ARG GOTESTSUM_VERSION=v1.12.2
+ARG GOTESTSUM_VERSION=0d9599e513d70e5792bb9334869f82f6e8b53d4d
 ARG NYDUS_VERSION=v2.3.1
 ARG SOCI_SNAPSHOTTER_VERSION=0.9.0
 ARG KUBO_VERSION=v0.34.1
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1026a744..9d9602e1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -218,12 +218,14 @@ install-dev-tools:
 	# git-validation: main (2025-02-25)
 	# ltag: main (2025-03-04)
 	# go-licenses: v2.0.0-alpha.1 (2024-06-27)
+	# stubbing go-licenses with dependency upgrade due to non-compatibility with golang 1.25rc1
+	# Issue: https://github.com/google/go-licenses/issues/312
 	@cd $(MAKEFILE_DIR) \
+	        && go install github.com/Shubhranshu153/go-licenses/v2@f8c503d1357dffb6c97ed3b94e912ab294dde24a \
 		&& go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@2b224c2cf4c9f261c22a16af7f8ca6408467f338 \
 		&& go install github.com/vbatts/git-validation@7b60e35b055dd2eab5844202ffffad51d9c93922 \
 		&& go install github.com/containerd/ltag@66e6a514664ee2d11a470735519fa22b1a9eaabd \
-		&& go install github.com/google/go-licenses/v2@d01822334fba5896920a060f762ea7ecdbd086e8 \
-		&& go install gotest.tools/gotestsum@ac6dad9c7d87b969004f7749d1942938526c9716
+		&& go install gotest.tools/gotestsum@0d9599e513d70e5792bb9334869f82f6e8b53d4d
 	@echo "Remember to add \$$HOME/go/bin to your path"
 	$(call footer, $@)
 
diff --git a/hack/build-integration-canary.sh b/hack/build-integration-canary.sh
index ae205c90..725628b9 100755
--- a/hack/build-integration-canary.sh
+++ b/hack/build-integration-canary.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ readonly root
 # "Blacklisting" here means that any dependency which name is blacklisted will be left untouched, at the version
 # currently pinned in the Dockerfile.
 # This is convenient so that currently broken alpha/beta/RC can be held back temporarily to keep the build green
-blacklist=()
+# TODO: Blacklisting gotestsum until a new version compatible with golang v1.25rc1 is released
+# Issue: https://github.com/google/go-licenses/issues/312
+blacklist=(gotestsum)
 
 # List all the repositories we depend on to build and run integration tests
 dependencies=(
diff --git a/mod/tigron/Makefile b/mod/tigron/Makefile
index ba2bbf0d..de48ce35 100644
--- a/mod/tigron/Makefile
+++ b/mod/tigron/Makefile
@@ -168,11 +168,13 @@ install-dev-tools:
 	# git-validation: main (2025-02-25)
 	# ltag: main (2025-03-04)
 	# go-licenses: v2.0.0-alpha.1 (2024-06-27)
+	# stubbing go-licenses with dependency upgrade due to non-compatibility with golang 1.25rc1
+	# Issue: https://github.com/google/go-licenses/issues/312
 	@cd $(MAKEFILE_DIR) \
 		&& go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@2b224c2cf4c9f261c22a16af7f8ca6408467f338 \
 		&& go install github.com/vbatts/git-validation@7b60e35b055dd2eab5844202ffffad51d9c93922 \
 		&& go install github.com/containerd/ltag@66e6a514664ee2d11a470735519fa22b1a9eaabd \
-		&& go install github.com/google/go-licenses/v2@d01822334fba5896920a060f762ea7ecdbd086e8
+		&& go install github.com/Shubhranshu153/go-licenses/v2@f8c503d1357dffb6c97ed3b94e912ab294dde24a
 	@echo "Remember to add \$$HOME/go/bin to your path"
 	$(call footer, $@)