diff --git a/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml b/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
index e6e48a8ce7fc..13765aeb07e6 100644
--- a/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
+++ b/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
-        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:d40d33c
+        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:cd71461
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: forwarder-vpp
           securityContext: