diff --git a/bitnami/kubectl/1.25/debian-11/Dockerfile b/bitnami/kubectl/1.25/debian-11/Dockerfile
index b7b167929185..c2913c3f8430 100644
--- a/bitnami/kubectl/1.25/debian-11/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/kubectl/1.25/debian-11/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.authors="https://bitnami.com/contact" \
       org.opencontainers.image.description="Application packaged by Bitnami" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="1.25.4-debian-11-r1" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="1.25.4-debian-11-r2" \
       org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/bitnami/containers/tree/main/bitnami/kubectl" \
       org.opencontainers.image.title="kubectl" \
       org.opencontainers.image.vendor="VMware, Inc." \
diff --git a/bitnami/kubectl/README.md b/bitnami/kubectl/README.md
index d2e7b8d701b2..0375e55f392c 100644
--- a/bitnami/kubectl/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/kubectl/README.md
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ It's possible to load your own configuration, which is useful if you want to con
 $ docker run --rm --name kubectl -v /path/to/your/kube/config:/.kube/config bitnami/kubectl:latest
 ```
 
-## Branch Deprecation Notice
-
-Kubectl's branch 1.22 is no longer maintained by upstream and is now internally tagged as to be deprecated. This branch will no longer be released in our catalog a month after this notice is published, but already released container images will still persist in the registries. Valid to be removed starting on: 12-09-2022
-
 ## Contributing
 
 We'd love for you to contribute to this container. You can request new features by creating an [issue](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/issues) or submitting a [pull request](https://github.com/bitnami/containers/pulls) with your contribution.