diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 2b408743a1..7c75529f61 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This file configures github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.
 version: '2'
 run:
-  go: 1.25.4
+  go: 1.25.5
   tests: true
 linters:
   default: none
diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer.go b/core/rawdb/freezer.go
index 7b4a307930..3bb7919f1f 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer.go
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ func NewFreezer(datadir string, namespace string, readonly bool, offset uint64,
 		instanceLock: lock,
 	}
 
+	freezer.offset.Store(offset)
+
 	// Create the tables.
 	for name, config := range tables {
 		table, err := newTable(datadir, name, readMeter, writeMeter, sizeGauge, maxTableSize, config, readonly)
@@ -154,6 +156,10 @@ func NewFreezer(datadir string, namespace string, readonly bool, offset uint64,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Some blocks in ancientDB may have already been frozen and been pruned, so adding the offset to
+	// represent the absolute number of blocks already frozen.
+	freezer.frozen.Add(offset)
+
 	// Create the write batch.
 	freezer.writeBatch = newFreezerBatch(freezer)
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 51ae707efc..92691d6a48 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
 
 // Note: Change the go image version in Dockerfile if you change this.
-go 1.25.4
+go 1.25.5
 
 require (
 	github.com/0xPolygon/crand v1.0.3
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index ca157b66db..013e045f8c 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	VersionMajor = 2  // Major version component of the current release
 	VersionMinor = 5  // Minor version component of the current release
-	VersionPatch = 2  // Patch version component of the current release
+	VersionPatch = 3  // Patch version component of the current release
 	VersionMeta  = "" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )