diff --git a/cni-repair-controller/integration/linkerd-cni-config.yml b/cni-repair-controller/integration/linkerd-cni-config.yml
index 3a8cb0f3..460df3b7 100644
--- a/cni-repair-controller/integration/linkerd-cni-config.yml
+++ b/cni-repair-controller/integration/linkerd-cni-config.yml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 # the full CNI config is ready and enter a failure mode
 extraInitContainers:
 - name: sleep
-  image: alpine:3.19.0
+  image: alpine:3.21
   command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "sleep 15"]