diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 22daf78bb..8febf736f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ jobs:
           NUTANIX_PRISM_ELEMENT_CLUSTER_NAME: ${{ vars.NUTANIX_PRISM_ELEMENT_CLUSTER_NAME }}
           NUTANIX_SUBNET_NAME: ${{ vars.NUTANIX_SUBNET_NAME }}
           NUTANIX_STORAGE_CONTAINER_NAME: ${{ vars.NUTANIX_STORAGE_CONTAINER_NAME }}
-          NUTANIX_MACHINE_TEMPLATE_IMAGE_NAME: nkp-rocky-9.4-release-1.29.6-20240716233458
 
       - if: success() || failure() # always run even if the previous step fails
         name: Publish e2e test report
diff --git a/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml b/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
index 8cf4d2503..290a08797 100644
--- a/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/config/caren.yaml
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ variables:
   # # Name of the Prism Element cluster.
   # NUTANIX_PRISM_ELEMENT_CLUSTER_NAME: ""
   # # Name of the OS image pre-uploaded in PC.
-  NUTANIX_MACHINE_TEMPLATE_IMAGE_NAME: nkp-rocky-9.4-1.29.6-20240704044125
+  NUTANIX_MACHINE_TEMPLATE_IMAGE_NAME: nkp-rocky-9.4-release-1.29.6-20240816215147
   # # Name of the subnet to be assigned to the VMs.
   # NUTANIX_SUBNET_NAME: ""
   # # Name of the storage container to CSI driver