diff --git a/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml b/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
index dee4b3cd317f..b2479882b0d8 100644
--- a/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
+++ b/apps/forwarder-vpp/forwarder.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       containers:
-        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:cd248cf
+        - image: ghcr.io/networkservicemesh/ci/cmd-forwarder-vpp:bb97e44
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           name: forwarder-vpp
           securityContext: