diff --git a/apps/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml b/apps/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml
index ded5433a99b9..2ee3a376c549 100644
--- a/apps/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml
+++ b/apps/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: nse
-          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:8754d72
+          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:54f96e2
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           env:
             - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/features/vl3-scale-from-zero/pod-template.yaml b/examples/features/vl3-scale-from-zero/pod-template.yaml
index bbf14f3d5686..31f129277ba7 100644
--- a/examples/features/vl3-scale-from-zero/pod-template.yaml
+++ b/examples/features/vl3-scale-from-zero/pod-template.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
   restartPolicy: Never
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:8754d72
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:54f96e2
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/interdomain/nsm_consul_vl3/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml b/examples/interdomain/nsm_consul_vl3/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml
index ded5433a99b9..2ee3a376c549 100644
--- a/examples/interdomain/nsm_consul_vl3/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml
+++ b/examples/interdomain/nsm_consul_vl3/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp/nse.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: nse
-          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:8754d72
+          image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:54f96e2
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           env:
             - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
index b093110aafde..dace2230af67 100644
--- a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
+++ b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:8754d72
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:54f96e2
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
index eca1fd52518f..2f13c66bc5e3 100644
--- a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
+++ b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-basic/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:8754d72
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:54f96e2
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
index f94d6ad77da5..c0e7a4483596 100644
--- a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
+++ b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster1/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:8754d72
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:54f96e2
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
index d3ae8ab6f0bf..c540ef0839ed 100644
--- a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
+++ b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-dns/cluster2/nse-vl3-vpp.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:8754d72
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:54f96e2
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster1/pod-template.yaml b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster1/pod-template.yaml
index 18b9caa89722..efbe7f1ac821 100644
--- a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster1/pod-template.yaml
+++ b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster1/pod-template.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
   restartPolicy: Never
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:8754d72
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:54f96e2
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET
diff --git a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster2/pod-template.yaml b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster2/pod-template.yaml
index c62a16c66b1f..5d18a850bcd4 100644
--- a/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster2/pod-template.yaml
+++ b/examples/multicluster/usecases/floating_vl3-scale-from-zero/cluster2/pod-template.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ spec:
   restartPolicy: Never
   containers:
     - name: nse
-      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:8754d72
+      image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-nse-vl3-vpp:54f96e2
       imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
       env:
         - name: SPIFFE_ENDPOINT_SOCKET