diff --git a/training/intel-bootc/Containerfile b/training/intel-bootc/Containerfile
index 0911ce54..9cb0a43a 100644
--- a/training/intel-bootc/Containerfile
+++ b/training/intel-bootc/Containerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FROM ${DRIVER_TOOLKIT_IMAGE} as builder
 # NOTE: The entire Gaudi stack from Kernel drivers to PyTorch and Instructlab
 # must be updated in lockstep. Please coordinate updates with all
 # stakeholders.
-ARG DRIVER_VERSION=1.17.0-495
+ARG DRIVER_VERSION=1.17.1-40
 ARG HABANA_REPO="https://vault.habana.ai/artifactory/rhel/9/9.4"
 
 WORKDIR /home/builder
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ RUN . /etc/os-release \
 
 FROM ${BASEIMAGE}
 
-ARG DRIVER_VERSION=1.17.0-495
+ARG DRIVER_VERSION=1.17.1-40
 ARG EXTRA_RPM_PACKAGES=''
 
 ARG VENDOR=''