diff --git a/apps/forwarder-sriov/forwarder.yaml b/apps/forwarder-sriov/forwarder.yaml
index ba29e7a16d3a..911f01c7024b 100644
--- a/apps/forwarder-sriov/forwarder.yaml
+++ b/apps/forwarder-sriov/forwarder.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
       containers:
-        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-sriov:7d8dc18
+        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-sriov:c972965
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: forwarder-sriov
           securityContext: