diff --git a/release.yaml b/release.yaml
index fbb2be27..6af212a0 100644
--- a/release.yaml
+++ b/release.yaml
@@ -171,13 +171,13 @@ docker-images:
     gardener:
       admission-controller:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/admission-controller
-        tag: v1.53.4
+        tag: v1.54.1
       api-server:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/apiserver
-        tag: v1.53.4
+        tag: v1.54.1
       controller-manager:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/controller-manager
-        tag: v1.53.4
+        tag: v1.54.1
       extension-provider-gcp:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/extensions/provider-gcp
         tag: v1.23.1
@@ -186,28 +186,28 @@ docker-images:
         tag: v0.15.3
       gardenlet:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/gardenlet
-        tag: v1.53.4
+        tag: v1.54.1
       networking-calico:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/extensions/networking-calico
-        tag: v1.24.3
+        tag: v1.27.2
       networking-cilium:
-        name: r.metal-stack.io/gardener/gardener-extension-networking-cilium
-        tag: f3085c79
+        name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/extensions/networking-cilium
+        tag: v1.19.0
       scheduler:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/scheduler
-        tag: v1.53.4
+        tag: v1.54.1
       shoot-cert-service:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/extensions/shoot-cert-service
-        tag: v1.23.0
+        tag: v1.24.0
       shoot-dns-service:
         name: eu.gcr.io/gardener-project/gardener/extensions/shoot-dns-service
-        tag: v1.21.0
+        tag: v1.25.0
       virtual-apiserver:
         name: registry.k8s.io/kube-apiserver
-        tag: v1.23.17
+        tag: v1.24.15
       virtual-controller-manager:
         name: registry.k8s.io/kube-controller-manager
-        tag: v1.23.17
+        tag: v1.24.15
     partition:
       image-cache-coredns:
         name: coredns/coredns
@@ -261,5 +261,5 @@ repositories:
         ref: v0.15.4
         url: https://github.com/gardener/etcd-backup-restore.git
       gardener:
-        ref: v1.53.4
+        ref: v1.54.1
         url: https://github.com/gardener/gardener.git