diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c4c44e1bec..845596cdd8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= $(shell egrep "DefaultKubernetesVersion =" pkg/minikube/co
 KIC_VERSION ?= $(shell egrep "Version =" pkg/drivers/kic/types.go | cut -d \" -f2)
 
 # Default to .0 for higher cache hit rates, as build increments typically don't require new ISO versions
-ISO_VERSION ?= v1.25.2
+ISO_VERSION ?= v1.25.0-1645046644-13612
 # Dashes are valid in semver, but not Linux packaging. Use ~ to delimit alpha/beta
 DEB_VERSION ?= $(subst -,~,$(RAW_VERSION))
 DEB_REVISION ?= 0
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ minikube_iso: deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/coreos/minikube/rootfs-overlay/usr/b
 	$(MAKE) BR2_EXTERNAL=../../deploy/iso/minikube-iso minikube_defconfig -C $(BUILD_DIR)/buildroot $(BUILDROOT_OPTIONS)
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BUILD_DIR)/buildroot $(BUILDROOT_OPTIONS) host-python
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BUILD_DIR)/buildroot $(BUILDROOT_OPTIONS)
-	mv $(BUILD_DIR)/buildroot/output/images/rootfs.iso9660 $(BUILD_DIR)/minikube.iso
+	mv $(BUILD_DIR)/buildroot/output/images/boot.iso $(BUILD_DIR)/minikube.iso
 
 # Change buildroot configuration for the minikube ISO
 .PHONY: iso-menuconfig
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ iso_in_docker:
 		$(ISO_BUILD_IMAGE) /bin/bash
 
 test-iso:
-	go test -v $(INTEGRATION_TESTS_TO_RUN) --tags=iso --minikube-start-args="--iso-url=file://$(shell pwd)/out/buildroot/output/images/rootfs.iso9660"
+	go test -v $(INTEGRATION_TESTS_TO_RUN) --tags=iso --minikube-start-args="--iso-url=file://$(shell pwd)/out/buildroot/output/images/boot.iso"
 
 .PHONY: test-pkg
 test-pkg/%: ## Trigger packaging test
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/iso/x86_64/grub-stub.cfg b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/iso/x86_64/grub-stub.cfg
index 92730a9730..e0b01cf7f5 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/iso/x86_64/grub-stub.cfg
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/iso/x86_64/grub-stub.cfg
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ insmod iso9660
 insmod udf
 
 search --no-floppy --label EFIBOOTISO --set root
+
+# used to find the cd
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/iso/x86_64/grub.cfg b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/iso/x86_64/grub.cfg
index ba43e7ca23..441c3373c1 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/iso/x86_64/grub.cfg
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/iso/x86_64/grub.cfg
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ set default="0"
 set timeout="5"
 
 menuentry "Buildroot" {
-  linux /boot/vmlinuz console=tty0 rw
-  initrd /boot/initrd.img
+  linux /boot/vmlinuz console=tty0 rw # kernel
+  initrd /boot/initrd.img # rootfs
 }
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/iso/x86_64/post-image.sh b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/iso/x86_64/post-image.sh
index b3b21c3304..99c560f656 100755
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/iso/x86_64/post-image.sh
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/iso/x86_64/post-image.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ support/scripts/genimage.sh -c "$GENIMAGE_CFG"
 
 cd "$BINARIES_DIR"
 mkdir -p root/boot
-cp bzImage root/boot/vmlinuz
-cp rootfs.cpio.gz root/boot/initrd.img
+cp bzImage root/boot/bzimage
+cp rootfs.cpio.gz root/boot/initrd
 mkdir -p root/EFI/BOOT
 cp efi-part/EFI/BOOT/* root/EFI/BOOT/
 cp efiboot.img root/EFI/BOOT/
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/configs/minikube_defconfig b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/configs/minikube_defconfig
index 44e17f5b2a..1454a8316e 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/configs/minikube_defconfig
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/configs/minikube_defconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_WCHAR=y
 
 # System
 BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
+BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="tty1"
+BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
 
 # Required tools to create bootable media
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.19.202"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_ARCH_DEFAULT_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET=y
 
 BR2_CCACHE=y
 
@@ -102,9 +105,6 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LOSETUP=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_NOLOGIN=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_NSENTER=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_SCHEDUTILS=y
-BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO9660=y
-BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_ISO9660_BOOT_MENU="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_MINIKUBE_PATH)/board/coreos/minikube/isolinux.cfg"
-BR2_TARGET_SYSLINUX=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_E2TOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PYTHON=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFUSE=y
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kvm/domain_definition_x86.go b/pkg/drivers/kvm/domain_definition_x86.go
index e10fc0c441..eb8c379469 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kvm/domain_definition_x86.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kvm/domain_definition_x86.go
@@ -40,15 +40,17 @@ const domainTmpl = `
   {{end}}
   </cpu>
   <os>
-    <type>hvm</type>
+    <type machine="q35">hvm</type>  
+    <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd</loader>
+    <nvram>/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_VARS.fd</nvram>s
     <boot dev='cdrom'/>
     <boot dev='hd'/>
-    <bootmenu enable='no'/>
+    <bootmenu enable='yes'/>
   </os>
   <devices>
     <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
       <source file='{{.ISO}}'/>
-      <target dev='hdc' bus='scsi'/>
+      <target dev='sdc' bus='sata'/>
       <readonly/>
     </disk>
     <disk type='file' device='disk'>
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/download/iso.go b/pkg/minikube/download/iso.go
index 994b9c68c3..01d5e06cd5 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/download/iso.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/download/iso.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const fileScheme = "file"
 // DefaultISOURLs returns a list of ISO URL's to consult by default, in priority order
 func DefaultISOURLs() []string {
 	v := version.GetISOVersion()
-	isoBucket := "minikube/iso"
+	isoBucket := "minikube-builds/iso/13612"
 	return []string{
 		fmt.Sprintf("https://storage.googleapis.com/%s/minikube-%s.iso", isoBucket, v),
 		fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download/%s/minikube-%s.iso", v, v),
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
index a07ba894f4..c2fe4f6926 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/commands/start.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ minikube start [flags]
       --insecure-registry strings         Insecure Docker registries to pass to the Docker daemon.  The default service CIDR range will automatically be added.
       --install-addons                    If set, install addons. Defaults to true. (default true)
       --interactive                       Allow user prompts for more information (default true)
-      --iso-url strings                   Locations to fetch the minikube ISO from. (default [https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/iso/minikube-v1.25.2.iso,https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download/v1.25.2/minikube-v1.25.2.iso,https://kubernetes.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/minikube/iso/minikube-v1.25.2.iso])
+      --iso-url strings                   Locations to fetch the minikube ISO from. (default [https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube-builds/iso/13612/minikube-v1.25.0-1645046644-13612.iso,https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download/v1.25.0-1645046644-13612/minikube-v1.25.0-1645046644-13612.iso,https://kubernetes.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/minikube/iso/minikube-v1.25.0-1645046644-13612.iso])
       --keep-context                      This will keep the existing kubectl context and will create a minikube context.
       --kubernetes-version string         The Kubernetes version that the minikube VM will use (ex: v1.2.3, 'stable' for v1.23.3, 'latest' for v1.23.4-rc.0). Defaults to 'stable'.
       --kvm-gpu                           Enable experimental NVIDIA GPU support in minikube