diff --git a/build/operator-nudging.yaml b/build/operator-nudging.yaml
index 772236b10bd..aba820ed8ef 100644
--- a/build/operator-nudging.yaml
+++ b/build/operator-nudging.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ relatedImages:
 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_ODH_MODELMESH_CONTROLLER_IMAGE
   value: "quay.io/rhoai/odh-modelmesh-serving-controller-rhel8@sha256:eefbf921747c84a11d9fdde7058d24af2a5eb8ee167661a1c9fe6819309eacd4"
 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_ODH_MODEL_CONTROLLER_IMAGE
-  value: "quay.io/rhoai/odh-model-controller-rhel8@sha256:a7d850d9ddbe9ec6f9bcd8b2d6c2652fdcb948881a6b9fde753e027fb9123948"
+  value: "quay.io/rhoai/odh-model-controller-rhel8@sha256:8fde52c63741066c1c900bf48b12a965849ddd373f5420bc3ea63f9376152fe8"
 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_ODH_MM_REST_PROXY_IMAGE
   value: "quay.io/rhoai/odh-mm-rest-proxy-rhel8@sha256:d7d905b20402c4603dc401dc45f8862b9df179c1c8a7cf21221fc519b1f6967e"
 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_ODH_MODELMESH_IMAGE