diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/ark/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/ark/recipe.toml
index d5078e8ca..e0d18d4b7 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/ark/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/ark/recipe.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/utilities/ark"
-branch = "release/25.08"
+branch = "release/25.12"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/discover/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/discover/recipe.toml
index 32828d4da..ddfda1b31 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/discover/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/discover/recipe.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #TODO determine minimum dependencies from cmake log
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/plasma/discover"
-branch = "Plasma/6.5"
+branch = "Plasma/6.6"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/k3b/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/k3b/recipe.toml
index f9a01119c..9177fe46a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/k3b/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/k3b/recipe.toml
@@ -3,10 +3,22 @@
 # build instructions: https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/k3b/-/blob/master/INSTALL.txt?ref_type=heads
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/k3b"
-branch = "release/25.08"
+branch = "release/25.12"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DK3B_DOC=OFF",
+    "-DK3B_ENABLE_TAGLIB=OFF",
+    "-DK3B_ENABLE_DVD_RIPPING=OFF",
+    "-DK3B_BUILD_MUSE_DECODER_PLUGIN=OFF",
+    "-DK3B_BUILD_FLAC_DECODER_PLUGIN=OFF",
+    "-DK3B_BUILD_SNDFILE_DECODER_PLUGIN=OFF",
+    "-DK3B_BUILD_LAME_ENCODER_PLUGIN=OFF",
+    "-DK3B_BUILD_SOX_ENCODER_PLUGIN=OFF",
+    "-DK3B_BUILD_EXTERNAL_ENCODER_PLUGIN=OFF",
+    "-DK3B_BUILD_WAVE_DECODER_PLUGIN=OFF",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "libcdio-paranoia",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/kamoso/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/kamoso/recipe.toml
index ced03c4e5..e0ae99f65 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/kamoso/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/kamoso/recipe.toml
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 #TODO missing dependencies: https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kamoso/-/blob/master/CMakeLists.txt?ref_type=heads#L29
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kamoso"
-branch = "release/25.08"
+branch = "release/25.12"
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DBUILD_DOC=OFF",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "qt6-base",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/kde-dolphin/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/kde-dolphin/recipe.toml
index e562f033d..6298a3800 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/kde-dolphin/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/kde-dolphin/recipe.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin"
-branch = "release/25.08"
+branch = "release/25.12"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/kdenlive/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/kdenlive/recipe.toml
index 95447b59f..917b0ca92 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/kdenlive/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/kdenlive/recipe.toml
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 # build instructions: https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/blob/master/dev-docs/build.md#build-and-install-the-projects
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive"
-branch = "release/25.08"
+branch = "release/25.12"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF",
+    "-DUSE_DBUS=OFF",
+]
 # dependencies = [
 #     "mlt",
 #     "ffmpeg6",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/kdevelop/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/kdevelop/recipe.toml
index f1e1cb5db..fa11c57bc 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/kdevelop/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/kdevelop/recipe.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
-#TODO probably missing dependencies, see https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/kdevelop
-# build instructions: https://kdevelop.org/build-it/
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/kdevelop/kdevelop"
-branch = "release/25.08"
+branch = "release/25.12"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DBUILD_DOC=OFF",
+]
 # dependencies = [
 #     "apr",
 #     "apr-util",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/kpatience/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/kpatience/recipe.toml
index 7702e707b..2a2fe9697 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/kpatience/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/kpatience/recipe.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 #TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/games/kpat"
-branch = "release/25.08"
+branch = "release/25.12"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DBUILD_DOC=OFF",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/krita/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/krita/recipe.toml
index 746db5b78..c166860fc 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/krita/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/krita/recipe.toml
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 # build instructions: https://docs.krita.org/en/untranslatable_pages/building_krita.html#building-on-linux
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita"
-rev = "v5.2.13"
+branch = "release/5.2.14"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DLIMIT_LONG_TESTS=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_UPDATERS=OFF",
+]
 # dependencies = [
 #     "gexiv2",
 #     "ffmpeg6",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/kwave/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/kwave/recipe.toml
index cf7dbe575..cab1f7291 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/kwave/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/kwave/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kwave"
-rev = "release/25.08"
+rev = "release/25.12"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "--preset=release",
+    "-DWITH_DOC=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_FLAC=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_OSS=OFF",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "libpulse",
     "libmad",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/skanpage/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/skanpage/recipe.toml
index 398fb80f5..091785aae 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/skanpage/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/skanpage/recipe.toml
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 #TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
 [source]
 git = "https://invent.kde.org/utilities/skanpage"
-branch = "release/25.08"
+branch = "release/25.12"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = ["--preset=release"]
 dependencies = [
     "sane-backends",
 ]