diff --git a/_multibuild b/_multibuild
index 23b5c58..dd3b34b 100644
--- a/_multibuild
+++ b/_multibuild
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   <package>openSUSE</package>
   <package>SLES</package>
   <package>CAASP</package>
-  <package>Kubic</package>
   <package>MicroOS</package>
   <package>SMO</package>
 </multibuild>
diff --git a/installation-images-17.53.tar.xz b/installation-images-17.53.tar.xz
deleted file mode 100644
index 7050e02..0000000
--- a/installation-images-17.53.tar.xz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:bc3b71f5afcc37a5c58301167e08bcfd0b5e66f4cb8c94a94244fcfcaa3609e7
-size 243804
diff --git a/installation-images-17.54.tar.xz b/installation-images-17.54.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81018aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installation-images-17.54.tar.xz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:a3c2f177beeb21f55e7695c8d43206ea22b535c380b7b94293c3f8e9b6587a1f
+size 243720
diff --git a/installation-images.changes b/installation-images.changes
index 16159a9..93a4992 100644
--- a/installation-images.changes
+++ b/installation-images.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+--------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jun 8 09:36:55 UTC 2022 - wfeldt@opensuse.org
+
+- merge gh#openSUSE/installation-images#597
+- Retire Kubic: there are no images built anymore
+- 17.54
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jun 8 08:57:50 UTC 2022 - wfeldt@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/installation-images.spec b/installation-images.spec
index 231e8d4..93d2ba7 100644
--- a/installation-images.spec
+++ b/installation-images.spec
@@ -90,15 +90,6 @@ ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
 %endif
 %endif
 
-%if "%flavor" == "Kubic"
-# don't build on Leap for now
-%if 0%{?is_opensuse} && !0%{?sle_version}
-%ifnarch %ix86
-%define theme Kubic
-%endif
-%endif
-%endif
-
 %if "%flavor" == "SMO"
 %if 0%{?is_smo}
 # build for both Leap and SLE
@@ -180,24 +171,6 @@ BuildRequires:  distribution-logos-openSUSE-Leap
 %endif
 %endif
 
-%if "%theme" == "Kubic"
-%define with_storage_ng 1
-%define with_ssl_hmac 0
-%define branding_skelcd   Kubic
-%define branding_systemd  MicroOS
-%define branding_plymouth openSUSE
-%define branding_grub2    openSUSE
-%define branding_gfxboot  openSUSE
-%define config_bootmenu_no_upgrade 1
-BuildRequires:  MicroOS-release
-BuildRequires:  adobe-sourcesanspro-fonts
-BuildRequires:  distribution-logos-openSUSE-Kubic
-
-# Kubic is based on MicroOS but we don't want this to show
-# note: keep this in sync with the Kubic settings in etc/config
-%global product_name openSUSE-Kubic
-%endif
-
 %if "%theme" == "SMO" || "%theme" == "LeapMicro"
 %define with_storage_ng 1
 %define with_ssl_hmac 0
@@ -695,7 +668,7 @@ AutoReqProv:    off
 Summary:        Installation Image Files for %theme
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
 Group:          Metapackages
-Version:        17.53
+Version:        17.54
 Release:        0
 Provides:       installation-images = %version-%release
 Conflicts:      otherproviders(installation-images)