diff --git a/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml b/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
index 4299d6fc866c..d7d08c1491d3 100644
--- a/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
+++ b/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
-        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:01d8e94
+        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:df61144
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: forwarder-vpp
           securityContext:
diff --git a/examples/features/select-forwarder/forwarder.yaml b/examples/features/select-forwarder/forwarder.yaml
index 289b6ef66b15..ac54080b3e35 100644
--- a/examples/features/select-forwarder/forwarder.yaml
+++ b/examples/features/select-forwarder/forwarder.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
-        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:01d8e94
+        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:df61144
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: my-forwarder-vpp
           securityContext: