diff --git a/01-hello-world/README.md b/01-hello-world/README.md
index 8c222a9..16453db 100644
--- a/01-hello-world/README.md
+++ b/01-hello-world/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $ make term
 **6. Reset your board by pressing the 'Reset' button. You should see the "Hello World!" message.**
 
 ```sh
-main(): This is RIOT! (Version: 2024.01)
+main(): This is RIOT! (Version: 2025.01)
 Hello World!
 You are running RIOT on a(n) feather-nrf52840-sense board.
 This board features a(n) nrf52 MCU.
diff --git a/RIOT b/RIOT
index ee8569f..5f23453 160000
--- a/RIOT
+++ b/RIOT
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ee8569f7dae998407fcf3b9598d61e8101e7fd48
+Subproject commit 5f2345378450e56dafcebcc9c43c56d403a8f759
diff --git a/lab_workarounds.mk b/lab_workarounds.mk
index d607edf..52412ea 100644
--- a/lab_workarounds.mk
+++ b/lab_workarounds.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 # On some computers it takes a long time to flash the board,
 # so we need to increase the delay.
 PREFLASH_DELAY=10
-
-# The ZTIMER_MSEC seems to be broken on some compilers so we force docker
-# to ensure a working compiler.
-BUILD_IN_DOCKER ?= 1
diff --git a/rust01-hello-world/README.md b/rust01-hello-world/README.md
index 6306a21..fb13d40 100644
--- a/rust01-hello-world/README.md
+++ b/rust01-hello-world/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $ make term
 **6. Reset your board by pressing the 'Reset' button. You should see the "Hello Rust!" message.**
 
 ```sh
-main(): This is RIOT! (Version: 2024.01)
+main(): This is RIOT! (Version: 2025.01)
 Hello Rust!
 You are running RIOT on a(n) feather-nrf52840-sense board.
 ```