diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master.yaml
index b324a3cb52c2b..debf6bec61784 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ base_images:
     name: test
     namespace: ocp-kni
     tag: dev-scripts
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.10_cli:
     name: "4.12"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master__okd.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master__okd.yaml
index e0012ab6b9abb..f8442b1281cda 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master__okd.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master__okd.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ base_images:
     name: "4.12"
     namespace: origin
     tag: base
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.10_cli:
     name: "4.10"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.10.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.10.yaml
index 286c1e1b8b911..9aa9d03fbde9b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.10.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.10.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ base_images:
     name: test
     namespace: ocp-kni
     tag: dev-scripts
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.10_cli:
     name: "4.10"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.10__okd.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.10__okd.yaml
index 74fe371fcb265..3ed7b0f1c6aee 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.10__okd.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.10__okd.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ base_images:
     name: "4.10"
     namespace: origin
     tag: base
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.10_cli:
     name: "4.10"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.11.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.11.yaml
index 6e65d11b9153e..e5be919d29159 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.11.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.11.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ base_images:
     name: test
     namespace: ocp-kni
     tag: dev-scripts
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.10_cli:
     name: "4.11"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.11__okd.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.11__okd.yaml
index 60c6d59f9dc44..68c31825d0b0e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.11__okd.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.11__okd.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ base_images:
     name: "4.11"
     namespace: origin
     tag: base
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.10_cli:
     name: "4.10"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12.yaml
index 1fd3768a05b42..c89ed0204667f 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ base_images:
     name: test
     namespace: ocp-kni
     tag: dev-scripts
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.10_cli:
     name: "4.12"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12__okd.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12__okd.yaml
index 8e2df63f7466b..524909230584f 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12__okd.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12__okd.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ base_images:
     name: "4.12"
     namespace: origin
     tag: base
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.10_cli:
     name: "4.10"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.5.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.5.yaml
index 97adb6a37be49..4af08e7c8a0b8 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.5.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.5.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ base_images:
     name: test
     namespace: ocp-kni
     tag: dev-scripts
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.1_cli:
     name: "4.1"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.6.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.6.yaml
index b5bc119ec6c5a..f09b5c334d3f5 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.6.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.6.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ base_images:
     name: test
     namespace: ocp-kni
     tag: dev-scripts
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.6_cli:
     name: "4.6"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.7.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.7.yaml
index 5c77351dfdc4b..60821f3d5ad90 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.7.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.7.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ base_images:
     name: test
     namespace: ocp-kni
     tag: dev-scripts
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.6_cli:
     name: "4.7"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.8.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.8.yaml
index 9c12dbe231081..18aaf0139a03f 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.8.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.8.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ base_images:
     name: test
     namespace: ocp-kni
     tag: dev-scripts
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.8_cli:
     name: "4.8"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.9.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.9.yaml
index 36cda45f6502c..c6ac87cd80530 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.9.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.9.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ base_images:
     name: test
     namespace: ocp-kni
     tag: dev-scripts
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_4.8_cli:
     name: "4.9"
     namespace: ocp
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.9__okd.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.9__okd.yaml
index da18dcda1f270..8c23e0e75aefc 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.9__okd.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.9__okd.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ base_images:
     name: "4.9"
     namespace: origin
     tag: base
+  govc:
+    name: govc
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: v0.27.5
   ocp_builder_rhel-8-golang-1.16-openshift-4.8:
     name: builder
     namespace: ocp