diff --git a/backend/python/vllm/requirements-cublas13-after.txt b/backend/python/vllm/requirements-cublas13-after.txt
index 80ae35a71..e3c4e7d29 100644
--- a/backend/python/vllm/requirements-cublas13-after.txt
+++ b/backend/python/vllm/requirements-cublas13-after.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # on a cu130 host. Pull the cu130-flavoured wheel from vLLM's per-tag index
 # instead — the cublas13 case in install.sh adds --index-strategy=unsafe-best-match
 # so uv consults this index alongside PyPI.
---extra-index-url https://wheels.vllm.ai/0.25.0/cu130
+--extra-index-url https://wheels.vllm.ai/0.25.1/cu130
 # VERSION COUPLING: darwin/Apple-Silicon builds use vllm-metal (see install.sh),
 # which pins this exact vLLM version. Bumping vllm here means coordinating with a
 # vllm-metal release that supports the new version, or macOS/Metal builds break.
-vllm==0.25.0
+vllm==0.25.1