diff --git a/common/.commonfiles.sha b/common/.commonfiles.sha
index 8f7b9205..7cdca129 100644
--- a/common/.commonfiles.sha
+++ b/common/.commonfiles.sha
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7cb99a5d95620a3dd12c6431a2181fcd294b60d5
+955ee6ce0d7ffffedb8a06a82f107a060d909a26
diff --git a/common/scripts/setup_env.sh b/common/scripts/setup_env.sh
index 340117c8..7c3d21e6 100755
--- a/common/scripts/setup_env.sh
+++ b/common/scripts/setup_env.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fi
 TOOLS_REGISTRY_PROVIDER=${TOOLS_REGISTRY_PROVIDER:-gcr.io}
 PROJECT_ID=${PROJECT_ID:-istio-testing}
 if [[ "${IMAGE_VERSION:-}" == "" ]]; then
-  IMAGE_VERSION=release-1.18-a001cc874c9fd6002df0ac37e6e59b30034ca266
+  IMAGE_VERSION=release-1.18-6b5245f70d8a98fe89bf0fb44ef821db86300550
 fi
 if [[ "${IMAGE_NAME:-}" == "" ]]; then
   IMAGE_NAME=build-tools