diff --git a/linkerd-network-validator.yaml b/linkerd-network-validator.yaml
index be4997d9565..4583002f457 100644
--- a/linkerd-network-validator.yaml
+++ b/linkerd-network-validator.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package:
   name: linkerd-network-validator
-  version: "0.1.3"
-  epoch: 2
+  version: "0.1.4"
+  epoch: 0
   description: "A program that validates linkerd networks"
   copyright:
     - license: Apache-2.0
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ pipeline:
     with:
       repository: https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2-proxy-init
       tag: validator/v${{package.version}}
-      expected-commit: 05dc25c363a46d21a93695a984786e262be054e5
-
-  - uses: patch
-    with:
-      patches: help-feature.patch # Upstream PR https://github.com/linkerd/linkerd2-proxy-init/pull/540
+      expected-commit: ba0964997774216d9bcb5195d5e5804df3800e72
 
   - uses: rust/cargobump