diff --git a/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml b/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
index 77a3f45bc4a1..b175944de4c2 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:bb37edc
+        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:8e7a04a
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: forwarder-vpp
           securityContext:
diff --git a/examples/features/select-forwarder/forwarder.yaml b/examples/features/select-forwarder/forwarder.yaml
index 1a96a99f61b9..ed20e1ee3d24 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:bb37edc
+        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:8e7a04a
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: my-forwarder-vpp
           securityContext: